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REDUCING CORRUPTION IN THE JUDICIARY

OFFICE OF DEMOCRACY AND GOVERNANCE USAID PROGRAM BRIEF

JUNE 2009

This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by DPK Consulting, a Division of ARD, Inc.

Reducing Corruption in the Judiciary

Office of Democracy and Governance USAID Program Brief

June 2009

DISCLAIMER This report was produced for review by the Office of Democracy and Governance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International

Development, under the terms of Task Order No. 5, Contract No. DFD-I-01-03-00141-00. The report was prepared by DPK Consulting, a Division of ARD, Inc. The author is James Michel, DPK Senior Counsel.

CONTENTS

ACRONYMS....................................................................................................................................................................... ii I. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................... 1 II. THE GOAL OF EFFORTS TO COMBAT JUDICIAL CORRUPTION............................................................ 3 III. ANALYSIS OF JUDICIAL CORRUPTION............................................................................................................ 5 IV. LESSONS LEARNED ABOUT REDUCING JUDICIAL CORRUPTION....................................................... 6 V. PROGRAMMING OPTIONS AND RISKS ........................................................................................................... 9

A. APPOINTMENT AND TENURE OF JUDICIAL BRANCH PERSONNEL................................................ 9 B. CASE MANAGEMENT AND COURT PROCEDURES ...............................................................................10 C. ETHICS AND INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRITY...............................................................................................12 D. FINANCING THE JUDICIARY .........................................................................................................................13 E. INVESTIGATION AND PUNISHMENT OF CORRUPT ACTS ...............................................................14 F. TRANSPARENCY AND PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ....................................................................................16 VI. MEASURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTICORRUPTION ACTIVITIES............................................17 VII. CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................................19 NOTES ...............................................................................................................................................................................21

APPENDICES APPENDIX A: BIBLIOGRAPHY........................................................................................................................... A-1 APPENDIX B: ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS ..................................................B-1 APPENDIX C: SAMPLE INDICATORS.............................................................................................................. C-1

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