The World Bank has supported the strengthening of justice institutions around the globe for more than 25 years through more than 800 projects. To consolidate this expertise and provide analytical and thought leadership to advance justice reform, the World Bank Group has launched 'Global Program on Justice and Rule of Law' (JROL), a global initiative with four key activities:
1. Knowledge
JROL has recently published the first three thematic notes in the “Reforming Justice” series. These notes are intended to address the “Why, What and the How” of justice reform efforts, offering policy makers and ...
JROL launched the Digital Justice Working Group in December, 2024. This group aims to build a global community of 'tech and justice' experts who will meet remotely regularly to share experiences and best practices in ...
This blog explores the promise of artificial intelligence (AI) to ease the burden on judicial and legal systems worldwide and considers the pros and cons.
What makes a judicial system effective? Can this effectiveness be measured? How can we improve judicial service delivery for people? Read this blog on the recent JUPITER assessment in Liberia
In a first-of-its-kind JUPITER assessment, a standardized methodology is used to benchmark the state and performance of Liberia’s judiciary against specific measures of effectiveness and to compare key features across ...
By 2030, more than half of the world’s extreme poor will live in countries characterized by fragility, conflict, and violence. In fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCS), justice systems face ...
With the benefit of a quarter century of empirical research, this paper finds that judicial reform is successful in improving court effectiveness when it coincides with or is motivated by periods of extraordinary ...
Armenia’s current political context is defined by ambitious goals. Strengthening democratic institutions and the rule of law, eliminating widespread corruption, and bolstering substantial and inclusive economic growth ...
This Public Expenditure and Institutional Review (PEIR) of the Judiciary of the Republic of Zambia responds to a request by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to the World Bank, to support a problem-driven and evidence-based ...
