Uses and Users of Justice in Africa : The Case of Ghana's Specialised Courts
This research project involves the tracking of the progress of cases in Ghana's specialized courts. It seeks to provide data that are not usually available for a scientific assessment of the performance of the courts in Ghana. The project, the...
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| Format: | Law and Justice Study |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank
2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20101122020215 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2938 |
| Summary: | This research project involves the
tracking of the progress of cases in Ghana's
specialized courts. It seeks to provide data that are not
usually available for a scientific assessment of the
performance of the courts in Ghana. The project, therefore,
captures information on the persons and institutions who use
the courts in Ghana; what these claimants come to court for;
the difficulties they encounter in the process; and the
value added by recent court reforms in resolving these
problems. Further analysis of this information is then used
to make specific and targeted recommendations for improving
overall adjudicatory effectiveness. The project is similar
to other World Bank studies in many respects. It is premised
on a general belief that, almost everywhere, courts struggle
to deliver quick, effective, accessible, and efficient
justice. The huge disconnect between intention and reality
is due to a number of factors, namely, the cost of
litigation-an issue which bears directly on access to
justice; unprecedented delays in case processing; real and
perceived corruption within the courts and increasing
uncertainty associated with judges' rulings. Delays,
generally defined as unreasonable time spent from case
filing and processing to case disposition, stand out amongst
the list of problems. There is, therefore, a recognized
challenge that the judicial sector in Ghana is currently
incapable of providing speedy justice, a critical ingredient
for public and investor confidence in the justice system. |
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