Judicial reform

First Steps to Judicial Reform

Institutions and Economic Development: Judicial Reform in Latin America

New Developments in the Reform of China ’ s Judicial Procedures

Specific measures that have been adopted to promote greater transparency and fairness in the trial process include improving the ability of litigants to test evidence; requiring greater explanation of judgments from the bench; greater use of technology to increase public access to decisions made by the judiciary; reducing the cost of litigation; provision of legal assistance for parties whom ar...

The UNCAC and judicial corruption : Requirements and avenues for reform

Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC). Where it does not exist, pliant prosecutors, judges, and court staff may ignore criminal acts of corruption or have them improperly dismissed. Biased appointments, promotions, and disciplinary processes mean that justice sector staff may be ill-equipped to handle complex cases, including those involving corruption. The UNCAC's unique provisions for...

Judicial Reform and the Reform of the Labor Dispute Resolution System

INTRODUCTION Since the collapse of the bubble economy in the early 1990’s, Japan’s industrial society experienced a drastic increase in individual employment disputes. At the same time, union management disputes have been clearly on the decline since the 1980’s. To cope with such a structural change of labor disputes, it was necessary to restructure the labor dispute resolution system, which wa...