Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment

This Institutional and Economic Assessment of the Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda (JoU) responds to the request for support in strengthening the evidence base for effective resource allocation and decision-making so that the JoU can better cont...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE CASE BACKLOG BUDGET EXECUTION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407681593417571424/Judiciary-of-The-Republic-of-Uganda-Rapid-Institutional-and-Economic-Assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34154

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spelling	okr-10986-341542021-06-14T09:58:15Z Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment World Bank JUDICIAL PERFORMANCE ACCESS TO JUSTICE CASE BACKLOG BUDGET EXECUTION This Institutional and Economic Assessment of the Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda (JoU) responds to the request for support in strengthening the evidence base for effective resource allocation and decision-making so that the JoU can better contribute to Uganda’s overall development goals. Despite its critical role in facilitating social and economic development priorities in Uganda, the JoU operates well below its potential due in part to under-investment. This report aims to address three key questions: i) what could be the economic impact of enhanced investment in the JoU? ii) how is the JoU performing in relation to three indicators of performance – access, efficiency and quality?; and iii) what are the short- and medium-term actions that Uganda can take to improve the functioning of the JoU to address its core development challenges? This assessment sought to use the methodology of a public institutional and expenditure analysis, to examine the extent to which the allocation, expenditure and distribution of financial, human, technology and infrastructure resources serve the objectives of the JoU. Three types of data were collected and analyzed. Section three examines the links between judicial performance and broader economic and social development objectives. It offers an economic analysis that demonstrates the value of investment in the commercial court and that can serve as a model for further cost benefit analysis of other aspects of the Judiciary should data become available. Section four analyzes JoU administrative data to assess judicial performance and proposes practical steps that can be taken to enhance the utilization of existing data for decision-making and to improve the quality of data. Section five provides an analysis of judicial budget allocation and expenditure and proposes a way to link resource allocation with judicial performance. Section six sets out recommendations for the enhancement of evidence-based decision-making for the JoU. 2020-07-22T14:57:00Z 2020-07-22T14:57:00Z 2020-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407681593417571424/Judiciary-of-The-Republic-of-Uganda-Rapid-Institutional-and-Economic-Assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34154 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Legal and Judicial Sector Assessment Africa Uganda
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description	This Institutional and Economic Assessment of the Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda (JoU) responds to the request for support in strengthening the evidence base for effective resource allocation and decision-making so that the JoU can better contribute to Uganda’s overall development goals. Despite its critical role in facilitating social and economic development priorities in Uganda, the JoU operates well below its potential due in part to under-investment. This report aims to address three key questions: i) what could be the economic impact of enhanced investment in the JoU? ii) how is the JoU performing in relation to three indicators of performance – access, efficiency and quality?; and iii) what are the short- and medium-term actions that Uganda can take to improve the functioning of the JoU to address its core development challenges? This assessment sought to use the methodology of a public institutional and expenditure analysis, to examine the extent to which the allocation, expenditure and distribution of financial, human, technology and infrastructure resources serve the objectives of the JoU. Three types of data were collected and analyzed. Section three examines the links between judicial performance and broader economic and social development objectives. It offers an economic analysis that demonstrates the value of investment in the commercial court and that can serve as a model for further cost benefit analysis of other aspects of the Judiciary should data become available. Section four analyzes JoU administrative data to assess judicial performance and proposes practical steps that can be taken to enhance the utilization of existing data for decision-making and to improve the quality of data. Section five provides an analysis of judicial budget allocation and expenditure and proposes a way to link resource allocation with judicial performance. Section six sets out recommendations for the enhancement of evidence-based decision-making for the JoU.
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title	Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment
title_short	Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment
title_full	Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment
title_fullStr	Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment
title_full_unstemmed	Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment
title_sort	judiciary of the republic of uganda : rapid institutional and economic assessment
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407681593417571424/Judiciary-of-The-Republic-of-Uganda-Rapid-Institutional-and-Economic-Assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34154
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Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment

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