Report
LJR and ACU

TWG Retreat Network

February 27-28

Sihanoukville


A-       Result Framework

A1: YES. Relationship are as followings.

a) Sector policy/strategy,

b) Annual work plan only for secretariat but not for the sector as a whole. To fully reflect the good work being done to improve justice system the strategy and action plan of CLJR need to be updated through the broad process of participating.

c) NSDP: Planned Actions to implement the Prioritised of LJR sector has been put in the NSDP updated, but annual work plan for the sector and Budgeting Strategic Plan has not been prepared.

Challenges: there is not enough clearance of coordination mechanism between DPs and implementing ministries. General Secretary of council for legal and judicial reform is difficult to hold implementing ministries accountable for their contribution to implementation of the legal and judicial reform strategy. Sector is very broad, and there are only few donors to support this sector.

d) JMIs: have been submitted regularly to CDC,

e) TWG work plan: yes


A-       Result Framework (con’t)

A2 : YES.

Anti-corruption law

Criminal code and Criminal Procedure code

Civil code and Civil Procedure code

Above laws have already been adopted and there are still 3 more fundamental laws have not been adopted. These laws are law on statue of the judge and prosecutor, law on the organization and functioning of the court, and amendment law on supreme council of magistracy.

  

A3: Still under development including incorporation of achievements under police and prison reform and village and commune safety policy.

 

 A4: There is weak support from the donors because there is no clear result framework yet.

 

A5: cannot be determined unless there is an update of action plan for LJR sector.

  

A6: we need to review JMI for updated.

 

A7 : NO.


B-Use of PBA

B1: CLJR want to use PBA, but there is not enough support from the Donors.

B2: not applicable

B3: not applicable

B4: yes, CLJR are willing to work with CRDB/CDC to develop a pilot country systems assessment tool in the area of budget integration and capacity development areas.

B5: PBA establishment.


C-Partnership & Dialogue Mechanism

C1:

a-) Done well, and could be improve

B-) Done well, and could be improve

C-) Not yet

d-) Yes, but we need to have closed dialogue on how to update the Action Plan.

C2: No, there are some behind constrains.

C3:: inter-ministerial collaboration with high level political leadership.

C4:  Assessment such as PBA, Partnering skill

Assessment on how to overcome the lack of in inter-ministerial collaboration with high level political leadership.