💡 Mobilising Justice Data for Sustainable Impact... (1/13) 💡 ❗ Justice systems are under pressure everywhere. After over a decade conducting Justice Audits (see: www.justiceaudit.org) in Africa, Asia and North America, we have come to find three widely shared vulnerabilities which inhibit most national and other jurisdictional authorities from implementing otherwise achievable justice reforms. › 1️⃣ Fragmented data ecosystem—justice information is widely dispersed across numerous agencies and jurisdictions, and analytical capacity differs from institution to institution; › 2️⃣ Disjointed policy making—fragmented data and varying analytical capacity contribute to agency-centric thinking and siloed policy making; › 3️⃣ Marginalized experiential knowledge—rarely integrated systematically, untapped insights and priorities of practitioners and justice seekers undermine effective implementation of otherwise well-intentioned policies. 🕳 Although islands of focus sporadically emerge to address targeted interests and specific constituencies, they often distract attention - and divert resources - away from systemic blockages, or gaps, and miss opportunities to strengthen the justice system’s capacity to function as a whole. 📚 From the conduct of Justice Audits at a country level, the Governance and Justice Group and Justice Mapping have learned the practical utility of consolidating multi-institutional data and experiential knowledge within a unified platform; and, that there is appetite among national authorities and across institutions to communicate better and coordinate more. 📈 Such a consolidated analysis is a good starting point for empirically measurable and people-centered justice outcomes aspired to in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and plotted in national roadmaps. It also strengthens the credibility of the justice system in ways that attract everything from public support to foreign investment. 📆 In the coming weeks, we offer a series of insights into: 👉 the widespread availability of data; 👉 the accommodation of data variation; 👉 the link between data transparency and data integrity; 👉 the advantages of data from-the-ground-up; 👉 ground-truthing data in experience; 👉 fidelity to varying national justice ecosystems; 👉 sustainability ‘red flags’ in trend data; 👉 baseline data – the foundation of measurable progress; 👉 bridging consolidated data to coordinated action; 👉 economy of scale returns on data consolidation investment; and 👉 ‘next questions’ raised by data. #SDG16 #peoplecentredjustice #ruleoflaw #goodgovernance, #accesstojustice #justicedata Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, UNDP, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Sida, https://lnkd.in/dKCbdgrj, https://lnkd.in/dFPm8DJa
About us
About: The Governance and Justice Group (GJG) was founded in 2009 – inspired by the work and vision of the late Ahmed Othmani (co-founder and former president of Penal Reform International) – as a free association of individual practitioners who share a common purpose based on the preamble to the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, namely that: ‘it is essential if man is not to be compelled to have recourse, as a last resort, to rebellion against tyranny and oppression, that human rights should be protected by the rule of law…’. Our work focuses on the administration of criminal justice because it is, as Cherif Bassiouni put it, ‘the field of battle in which democracy and human rights are tested … [and] encompasses all processes and practices by which a state affects, curtails, or removes basic rights.’ Approach: Upon invitation, we offer support to governments, institutions and others who seek to apply the principles embedded in UN Conventions to the practical context of their own country. Our work is context specific and solution-oriented directed at ensuring ordinary people (and particularly those on the margins of society) have a voice and are able to apply to the law to exercise their rights. We have learned that the problems affecting justice systems the world over are common, though they may differ in degree: justice as a sector is messy (highly political and involves multiple service providers / institutions reporting to different line ministries). Weak co-ordination affects the way the system functions causing long case backlogs and overcrowding in prisons. Our approach is grounded in evidence: what is the real situation and how might it be improved. We bring a body of collective experience of what has worked in other countries and link people to the practitioners who have innovated them.
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http://www.governancejustice.org/
External link for The Governance and Justice Group
- Industry
- Legal Services
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- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2009
- Specialties
- Legal Services, Justice Audit, Mediation, Education and Training, Legal Awareness, Communication and Outreach, Justice Snapshot, Consultancy Services, Criminal justice reform, and Penal reform
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48 Russell Hill, Purley, Surrey
London, England CR8 2JA, GB
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PAI, in collaboration with the Governance and Justice Group, have just started work on a new project in Bangladesh financed by GiZ and EU to facilitate the institutionalisation of Paralegal Advisory Services within the justice system of Bangladesh. This aims to improve access to justice for poor and vulnerable people, particularly women.
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