Ratings of Inclusive Development in Post-Conflict Bougainville Project for Papua New Guinea were as follows: outcome was moderately satisfactory, Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and monitoring...
The development objective of Inclusive Development in Post-Conflict Bougainville Project for Papua New Guinea is to increase the provision of community-prioritized services and income generating opportunities...
There is broad recognition, across the political spectrum and in both 'northern' and 'southern' countries, that justice reform, and more generally the promotion of the 'rule of law', are central to development...
This case study examines contemporary experiences of conflict in four contexts: Papua New Guinea, with particular reference to the island of Bougainville and the Highlands region; Solomon Islands; and...
Justice for the Poor (J4P) is a global research and development program that aims to make development projects more effective and equitable, and to manage the risk of serious conflict between the various...
The central theme of the 2011 World Development Report (WDR) is that violent conflict remains a constant threat to human rights, peace and sustainable development. While the nature of violent conflict...
This paper explains the ideas and approaches that underpin the World Bank's Justice for the Poor (J4P) program. J4P is an approach to legal empowerment that focuses on mainstreaming sociolegal concerns...
This is the second edition of The World Bank Legal Review, which is a publication for policy makers and their advisers, attorneys, and other professionals engaged in the field of international development...
There has long been broad agreement on the importance of building and enhancing access to 'rule of law' systems in developing countries, but efforts to do either of these things have an unhappy history...
It is now widely accepted that the 'rule of law' is key to sustainable development. The belief in the importance of legal institutions is reflected in the emergence of Justice Sector Reform (JSR) as a...
Justice sector reforms have frequently been based on institutional transplants, wherein the putatively 'successful' legal codes (constitutions, contract law, etc.) and institutions (courts, legal services...
The judicial and legal sector of Ethiopia presents a variety of significant challenges. The legal system as it exists today combines elements of both civil and common law1 with traditional practices, resulting...