Judicial Reform Support Project

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The judicial reform support project for the Russian Federation aims to strengthen judicial transparency and efficiency in courts financed by the judicial reform support project. The project consists of the following components: A. This component will finance: (i) periodic surveys of users of judicial services on access to, quality of and satisfaction with judicial services and enforcement of judicial decisions, and public dissemination of the survey results; (ii) research and analysis on further development of transparency, publication, openness and accessibility of judicial decisions, processes and practices, including obligatory publication of judicial decisions; and analysis on the introduction of modem information and communication technologies in judicial systems and on the further integration of the RF judicial system; (iii) the creation, implementation and dissemination of common case management standards, guidelines and processes; (iv) the development and piloting of criteria, indicators and a policy to assess and periodically report on the effectiveness of the judicial system, and related capacity-building; and a needs assessment for human capital development in the judiciary to inform policy and strategy updates; and (v) development and implementation of communications and change management strategies to promote judicial reform. B. The objectives are to: (i) improve judicial transparency through the publication and public dissemination of judicial decisions at every level in the three branches of the judiciary; (ii) improve judicial effectiveness through the implementation of shared (or standardized) ICT solutions. C. this component will finance (i) information technology-related education and training for judges and court personnel for the constitutional court, the courts of general jurisdiction, the Supreme Arbitration Court and the Judicial Department, and (ii) knowledge exchange, including seminars, workshops etc. for the judiciary. D. This component will finance: (i) logistical and secretarial support for the Inter-Agency Coordination Council and the operating costs of the Bureau of Economic Analysis; (ii) expert technical ICT support for the judiciary and (iii) the implementation of a project results framework and M&E indicators.