Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

• Knowledge Sharing to Keep Contents and
  Coordination of Judicial Reforms on Track

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Outline

• Challenges
• Strategy
• Components
• Partners
• Knowledge Sharing

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Challenges - Country Office

• Reputation - Confidence
• Programme - Coordination
• Resources - Competition
• Management - Capacity, DEX

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Challenges - Government

• Policy and law making for EU Approximation
• Manage implementation of new policies and laws
• Lack of professional, well-trained Human
  Resources
• Lack of Support Systems (IT, Accounting,
  Auditing, Management)

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Strategy Contents

• Upgrade essential Human Resources availability
  (pay) competence (training, networking)
• Professionalize (education, recruitment, career
  systems, values)
• Streamline functions, rationalize structures,
  upgrade support systems

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Strategy - SRF

• Establishment of the rule of law to restore
  investor confidence and stimulate economic
  recovery and development
• Equitable access to justice to promote social
  cohesion and peace

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Components - Ongoing

• Salaries
• Judicial Training (new laws, values, Human
  Rights, technical, etc)
• Judicial Reform Council
• Law drafting

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Components - Planned

• Working Conditions
• Reform Coordination - Ministry of Justice
• NGO Strengthening
• Legal Aid
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Integration of Parliament

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Partners - Knowledge Sources

• Personal Contacts
• BDP - Regional Bureau
• Regional Support Center
• GGRN/DGPN
• Country Offices
• ILRC
• Other Agencies (UN, OHR, OSCE, CoE)

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Partners - Knowledge Transfer

• National Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court,
  Professional Associations, NGOs
• International OSCE, Fund for an Open Society
• Donors Sweden, Netherlands

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Partners - Steps

• 1. Build Relationship with Doers
• 2. Understand Programmes of Potential Partners
• 3. Develop Concrete Idea(s)
• 4. Seek UNDP Support (BDP, SURF, COs, etc)
• 5. Join/Form Consultative Group
• 6. Develop and Implement Programme
• 7. Evaluate Outputs and feedforward to local
  partners

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How To ...

• ... develop incentives for Knowledge Sharing?

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Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

• Thank You