The judicial sector in Latin America and the Caribbean : elements of reform

The World Bank has a number of projects in judicial reform under implementation and preparation and has found that there exists a need to define the elements of an overall judicial reform program which can be adapted given country-specific needs. This paper offers a coherent approach to judicial sec...

• Main Author: Dakolias, Maria
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1996
• Series: World Bank technical paper no. 319
• Subjects: ADMINISTRACION DE JUSTICIA; SISTEMA JUDICIAL; AMERICA LATINA; CARIBE

Table of Contents:

• Abstracts
• Executive summary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. The goals of judicial reform
• 3. Judicial reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Judicial independence
• Judicial administration
• Procedural codes
• Access to justice
• Legal education and training
• Bar associations
• 4. Implementation of a judicial reform program: policy recommendations
• References.