GOVERNMENT-DONOR COORDINATION COMMITTEE (GDCC)

Annex TWG Progress Reports

TWG: LEGAL AND JUDICIAL REFORM

A. Progress in Implementing TWG's Action Plans

Please list below activities in the TWG Action Plans for 2007 and 2008 that were scheduled to be implemented during the period October 2007 to February 2008 and provide an update on implementation status of these activities.

Scheduled Activities	Implementation Status
Scheduled Activities	On Schedule	Behind Schedule	If behind schedule, reasons for delay	TWG Recommendations for GDCC consideration, if any
TWG Meetings			Illness of the Chairman precluded the December meeting of the TWG
Sub-group meetings
Monitoring

Are there any other issues affecting the implementation of TWG Action Plan that it would like to submit for GDCC's consideration? No

B. Progress on Joint Monitoring Indicators

If there are any Joint Monitoring Indicator(s) agreed at the 1st CDCF in June 2007 that fall within the mandate of this TWG, please list the JMIs below and indicate progress that has been made toward achieving the JMI targets. Please take care to indicate if resource needs or appropriate timeframes still need to be identified.

Joint Monitoring Indicator	Timeframe	What is the current implementation status?	What are the constraints that you are experiencing, if any?	What recommendations do you have, for GDCC consideration to resolve the identified constraints?
Complete the drafting and approval of the remaining fundamental laws	Ongoing	Penal Procedures – implemented Penal Code – At MOJ Civil Procedures – implemented Civil Code – promulgated Statute of Judges – COM Org. & Func. of Courts – COJ SCM – MOJ Anti-Corruption - COM
Review and finalise guidelines for the legislative drafting process	June ‘08	The final draft of the guidelines is being reviewed by a special working group
Ongoing training and selection of judicial professionals	Ongoing	55 graduates from RAJP in January Intake of 60 in 2007 being trained retraining of law clerks completed A draft decree on the establishment of a school for bailiffs prepared

C. Implementation Status of the Action Plan on Harmonization, Alignment and Results

What are the main actions have you taken to implement the Harmonization, Alignment, and Results Action Plan? What are the constraints that you are experiencing, if any?

What recommendations do you have, for GDCC consideration to resolve any identified constraints?

Relevant section and sub-section of the H-A-R Action Plan

Action Taken

Constraints and/or recommendations for GDCC discussion

Section A

(i) increase bilateral meetings with implementing agencies and the donor community

Bilateral meetings have been maintained at the high levels of the recent past. More meeting have been undertaken with implementing agencies as inter-ministerial activities are being developed.

A communication strategy has been developed by the PMU, CL&JR which should further enhance information flows between implementing agencies and the donor community.

Section A

(ii) provide information on the progress of the implementation of the action plan

Monitoring has begun with the development of a methodology for measuring outputs. Using the basis of this methodology an initial bar chart on the progress of outputs has been prepared. Further work is required to develop outcome indicators for the reform.

D. Resource Mobilization

Please provide details of your TWG's resource mobilisation efforts since the June 2007 CDCF meeting (including identified resource needs, actual commitments and source of funds, and remaining gaps) and the extent to which these resource mobilisation efforts are linked to an Action Plan or sector programme that includes a budget framework for programming resources and activities within the domain of the TWG.

Sub-Group meetings: Resource mobilisation efforts have primarily been undertaken by the facilitators of the sub-groups who have been providing funding for documentation preparation and meeting facilitation. Other material support has been provided from the budget of the Project Management Unit for the Council for Legal & Judicial Reform.
Continued work on the Model Court Technical Working Group has continued with the development of standards and criteria for the courts with funding assistance from DANIDA and technical inputs from DIHR, EWMI/USAID & AusAID
The initial phases of the development of an indicator monitoring system has begun with funding assistance from DANIDA and technical inputs from DIHR & AusAID
Gaps still remain in the area of translation for documents and meetings as current support is insufficient to cover all of the requirements of the TWG.

Does the TWG have sufficient resources to manage the workload identified in its Annual Workplan? No
Has your TWG submitted a request for support to CDC/CRDB ? Yes
If "No", is your TWG considering a request for support? Yes / No