Legal and Judicial Reforms Project

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The Legal and Judicial Reforms Project aims to improve the existing legal and judicial framework by making it more efficient, transparent, and responsive to the needs of the public at large and of the private sector in particular. The project has three main components. The first component 1) addresses the weaknesses in the legal and regulatory framework that impacts private sector activity adversely and helps obtain expert input to identify and formulate a comprehensive reform policy; 2) strengthens the capacity of the institutions responsible for law reform and legal education in the area of commercial law by providing short-term training and materials, upgrading and introducing courses in the law school, and launching campaigns and disseminating materials to develop public awareness; 3) provides local and international training for lawyers in the Attorney General's office and judges; and 4) develops an automated and on line Legal Information Network (LAWNET), which includes statutes, government regulations, case information/court decisions, and textbook excerpts; and organizes and modernizes the storage and retrieval of related publications. The second component helps the Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) improve its administration, management, and regulatory capacities. The third component finances judicial training and faculty development, reorganizes the Judicial Services Commission, introduces model courts, and develops a formal mediation system.