Serbia Judicial Functional Review

This functional review presents a comprehensive assessment of the current functioning of Serbia's judicial system, along with options and recommendations to inform Serbia's justice reform initiatives in view of the requirements of Chapter...

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Main Author: World Bank Group
Format: Economic & Sector Work
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/23942569/null
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spelling okr-10986-215312021-04-23T14:04:02Z Serbia Judicial Functional Review World Bank Group ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ACCESS TO JUSTICE ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ADOPTION ALIMONY BAILIFF BAILIFFS BENEFIT BENEFITS BIASED LAWS CASE LAW CHILD CHILD CUSTODY CHILDREN CIVIL LAW CIVIL RIGHTS COMPENSATION COMPENSATIONS CONSTITUTIONAL COURT CORRUPTION COURT COURTS CRIME CRIMES CRIMINAL CRIMINAL LAWS CUSTODY DAMAGE DAMAGES DETAINEES DISABILITIES DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION DISMISSAL DISMISSALS DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EQUALITY EU FAMILY FAMILY VIOLENCE FAMILY LAW FAMILY VIOLENCE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER EQUITY HOME HOUSE HUMAN RIGHTS IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS IMPRISONMENT INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY JUDGE JUDGES JUDICIAL REFORM JUSTICE LABOR LAW LAW LAWS LAYOFFS LEGAL AID LEGAL CHALLENGE LEGAL CHANGES LEGAL REFORM LEGAL REFORMS LEGAL SERVICES LEGISLATION LIBERTY LITERACY NOTARIES NOTARY OFFENCE OFFENCES OFFENDER OFFENSE OFFENSES PARTNERS PENSIONS PRISON PRISONER PRISONERS PRISONS PRIVACY PROPERTY REFUGEES RESIDENCE RULE OF LAW SANCTION SANCTIONS VICTIM VICTIMS WAR CRIME WAR CRIMES WILL WOMAN WOMEN This functional review presents a comprehensive assessment of the current functioning of Serbia's judicial system, along with options and recommendations to inform Serbia's justice reform initiatives in view of the requirements of Chapter 23 of the Acquis Communautaire. The review comprises an external performance assessment and an internal performance assessment. The external performance assessment (Part 1) examines how well the Serbian judicial system serves its citizens in terms of efficiency, quality, and access to justice services. The internal performance assessment (Part 2) examines the inner workings of the system, and how governance and management, financial and human resources, ICT, and infrastructure are managed for service delivery. A distinct feature of this Review is its emphasis on data and analysis. The data collection was undertaken in the first half of 2014, and the preliminary findings were discussed with stakeholders and international partners through July, August and September of 2014. Overall, Serbia's judicial system performs at a lower standard than that of EU Member States. Of the many findings and recommendations outlined in the Report, the Functional Review team suggests that leaders focus on the following seven priorities which can set the Serbian judiciary on a critical path to performance improvement: 1) Develop a performance framework that tracks the performance of courts and PPOs against a targeted list of key performance indicators; 2) Ensure that courts use the full functionality of their case management systems to improve consistency of practice and support evidence-based decision-making; 3) Develop a comprehensive continuing training program for judges, prosecutors and court staff; 4) Reform procedural laws to simplify the service of process, and start simplifying business processes; 5) Eliminate the backlog of old utility bill enforcement cases; 6) Develop a more realistic budget within the existing resource envelope; and 7) Adjust the resource mix over time by gradually reducing the wage bill and increasing investments in productivity and innovation. This report was funded by the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in Serbia (MDTF-JSS). 2015-02-26T18:59:25Z 2015-02-26T18:59:25Z 2014-10-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/23942569/null http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21531 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment Europe and Central Asia Serbia
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topic ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ADOPTION
ALIMONY
BAILIFF
BAILIFFS
BENEFIT
BENEFITS
BIASED LAWS
CASE LAW
CHILD
CHILD CUSTODY
CHILDREN
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL RIGHTS
COMPENSATION
COMPENSATIONS
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
CORRUPTION
COURT
COURTS
CRIME
CRIMES
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL LAWS
CUSTODY
DAMAGE
DAMAGES
DETAINEES
DISABILITIES
DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION
DISMISSAL
DISMISSALS
DIVORCE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EQUALITY
EU
FAMILY
FAMILY VIOLENCE
FAMILY LAW
FAMILY VIOLENCE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER EQUITY
HOME
HOUSE
HUMAN RIGHTS
IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW
IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
IMPRISONMENT
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
JUDGE
JUDGES
JUDICIAL REFORM
JUSTICE
LABOR LAW
LAW
LAWS
LAYOFFS
LEGAL AID
LEGAL CHALLENGE
LEGAL CHANGES
LEGAL REFORM
LEGAL REFORMS
LEGAL SERVICES
LEGISLATION
LIBERTY
LITERACY
NOTARIES
NOTARY
OFFENCE
OFFENCES
OFFENDER
OFFENSE
OFFENSES
PARTNERS
PENSIONS
PRISON
PRISONER
PRISONERS
PRISONS
PRIVACY
PROPERTY
REFUGEES
RESIDENCE
RULE OF LAW
SANCTION
SANCTIONS
VICTIM
VICTIMS
WAR CRIME
WAR CRIMES
WILL
WOMAN
WOMEN
spellingShingle ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ACCESS TO JUSTICE
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
ADOPTION
ALIMONY
BAILIFF
BAILIFFS
BENEFIT
BENEFITS
BIASED LAWS
CASE LAW
CHILD
CHILD CUSTODY
CHILDREN
CIVIL LAW
CIVIL RIGHTS
COMPENSATION
COMPENSATIONS
CONSTITUTIONAL COURT
CORRUPTION
COURT
COURTS
CRIME
CRIMES
CRIMINAL
CRIMINAL LAWS
CUSTODY
DAMAGE
DAMAGES
DETAINEES
DISABILITIES
DISABILITY
DISCRIMINATION
DISMISSAL
DISMISSALS
DIVORCE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
EQUALITY
EU
FAMILY
FAMILY VIOLENCE
FAMILY LAW
FAMILY VIOLENCE
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
GENDER
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER EQUITY
HOME
HOUSE
HUMAN RIGHTS
IMPLEMENTATION OF LAW
IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS
IMPRISONMENT
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
JUDGE
JUDGES
JUDICIAL REFORM
JUSTICE
LABOR LAW
LAW
LAWS
LAYOFFS
LEGAL AID
LEGAL CHALLENGE
LEGAL CHANGES
LEGAL REFORM
LEGAL REFORMS
LEGAL SERVICES
LEGISLATION
LIBERTY
LITERACY
NOTARIES
NOTARY
OFFENCE
OFFENCES
OFFENDER
OFFENSE
OFFENSES
PARTNERS
PENSIONS
PRISON
PRISONER
PRISONERS
PRISONS
PRIVACY
PROPERTY
REFUGEES
RESIDENCE
RULE OF LAW
SANCTION
SANCTIONS
VICTIM
VICTIMS
WAR CRIME
WAR CRIMES
WILL
WOMAN
WOMEN
World Bank Group
Serbia Judicial Functional Review
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description This functional review presents a comprehensive assessment of the current functioning of Serbia's judicial system, along with options and recommendations to inform Serbia's justice reform initiatives in view of the requirements of Chapter 23 of the Acquis Communautaire. The review comprises an external performance assessment and an internal performance assessment. The external performance assessment (Part 1) examines how well the Serbian judicial system serves its citizens in terms of efficiency, quality, and access to justice services. The internal performance assessment (Part 2) examines the inner workings of the system, and how governance and management, financial and human resources, ICT, and infrastructure are managed for service delivery. A distinct feature of this Review is its emphasis on data and analysis. The data collection was undertaken in the first half of 2014, and the preliminary findings were discussed with stakeholders and international partners through July, August and September of 2014. Overall, Serbia's judicial system performs at a lower standard than that of EU Member States. Of the many findings and recommendations outlined in the Report, the Functional Review team suggests that leaders focus on the following seven priorities which can set the Serbian judiciary on a critical path to performance improvement: 1) Develop a performance framework that tracks the performance of courts and PPOs against a targeted list of key performance indicators; 2) Ensure that courts use the full functionality of their case management systems to improve consistency of practice and support evidence-based decision-making; 3) Develop a comprehensive continuing training program for judges, prosecutors and court staff; 4) Reform procedural laws to simplify the service of process, and start simplifying business processes; 5) Eliminate the backlog of old utility bill enforcement cases; 6) Develop a more realistic budget within the existing resource envelope; and 7) Adjust the resource mix over time by gradually reducing the wage bill and increasing investments in productivity and innovation. This report was funded by the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Justice Sector Support in Serbia (MDTF-JSS).
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title Serbia Judicial Functional Review
title_short Serbia Judicial Functional Review
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publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/23942569/null
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21531
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