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Uses and Users of Justice in Africa : The Case of Ethiopia's Federal Courts

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T10:25:09Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T10:25:09Z
dc.date.issued2010-07-01
dc.description.abstractThis report presents the findings of one of a series of studies sponsored by the World Bank on the 'uses and users' of courts in the regions where it participates in justice reform projects. These studies typically use aggregate statistics and random samples of cases files to analyze court performance. The results of these studies are useful to countries and to the Bank in separating real from imagined problems, identifying their causes, planning reform programs, and tracking their results over time. Although in Africa court use is typically restricted to a small portion of the population, most donor funding goes to the formal court system and most countries are interested in expanding access to the latter. Hence, the studies can help evaluate those investments and point them in directions where they are likely to do the most good in advancing objectives like increased and more equitable access, delay reduction, and satisfactory resolution of common disputes. Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in Africa and thus in the world. As in the rest of Africa, traditional dispute resolution mechanisms and a series of 'hybrid institutions' serve a majority of the population. However, its judicial system is unusual in several aspects. First, since 1994, the government has been actively engaged in expanding access to the formal system and improving the professionalism of its judges. Second, at both the federal and sub-national levels, governments have been actively extending the reach of the court system, both by adding courts and judges and by using a variety of additional mechanisms. Third, and most important for this study, for the past ten years, the federal judiciary has been promoting the development of a computerized case tracking system to monitor performance.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/2937
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2937
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO COURTS
dc.subjectACCESS TO JUSTICE
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectACRONYMS
dc.subjectADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
dc.subjectADOPTIONS
dc.subjectAPPELLATE COURTS
dc.subjectAPPOINTEES
dc.subjectARRANGEMENT
dc.subjectARRESTS
dc.subjectARTICLE
dc.subjectARTICLES
dc.subjectASSETS
dc.subjectATTORNEYS
dc.subjectBAIL
dc.subjectBANKS
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectBIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
dc.subjectCIVIL LAW
dc.subjectCOMMON LAW
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY POLICING
dc.subjectCOMPLAINT
dc.subjectCOMPLAINTS
dc.subjectCONFIDENCE
dc.subjectCONSTITUTIONS
dc.subjectCONTENTS
dc.subjectCOUNSEL
dc.subjectCOURT
dc.subjectCOURT PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectCOURT SYSTEMS
dc.subjectCOURTS
dc.subjectCRIME
dc.subjectCRIMES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL
dc.subjectCRIMINAL CASES
dc.subjectCRIMINAL COURTS
dc.subjectCRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS
dc.subjectCRIMINAL LAW
dc.subjectCRIMINAL PROCEDURES
dc.subjectCRIMINALIZATION
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY LAW
dc.subjectCUSTOMARY PRACTICES
dc.subjectDESCRIPTION
dc.subjectDETENTION
dc.subjectDISPUTE RESOLUTION
dc.subjectDISTRICT COURTS
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectELECTIONS
dc.subjectENTRY
dc.subjectFAMILY LAW
dc.subjectFAMILY LAWS
dc.subjectFEDERAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subjectFEDERAL POLICE
dc.subjectFILING
dc.subjectFILINGS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINFRACTIONS
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINJUNCTIONS
dc.subjectINSURANCE
dc.subjectINVESTIGATION
dc.subjectINVESTIGATORS
dc.subjectJUDGE
dc.subjectJUDGES
dc.subjectJUDGMENTS
dc.subjectJUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectJUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
dc.subjectJUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
dc.subjectJUDICIAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectJUDICIAL REFORM
dc.subjectJUDICIAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEM
dc.subjectJUDICIAL SYSTEMS
dc.subjectJUDICIARIES
dc.subjectJUDICIARY
dc.subjectJURISDICTION
dc.subjectJUSTICE
dc.subjectJUSTICES
dc.subjectLAW ENFORCEMENT
dc.subjectLAWS
dc.subjectLAWYER
dc.subjectLAWYERS
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORK
dc.subjectLEGAL FRAMEWORKS
dc.subjectLEGAL PRACTICE
dc.subjectLEGAL REPRESENTATION
dc.subjectLEGAL THEORY
dc.subjectLEGAL TRAINING
dc.subjectLEGALITY
dc.subjectLEGISLATION
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITIGATION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT INFORMATION
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMILITARY REGIME
dc.subjectMINISTER
dc.subjectPENALTIES
dc.subjectPLEADING
dc.subjectPLEADINGS
dc.subjectPOLICE
dc.subjectPOLICE CORRUPTION
dc.subjectPOLICE OFFICER
dc.subjectPOLICE OFFICERS
dc.subjectPRISON
dc.subjectPRISON ADMINISTRATION
dc.subjectPRISONS
dc.subjectPROBABILITY
dc.subjectPROFESSIONALS
dc.subjectPROSECUTION
dc.subjectPROSECUTOR
dc.subjectPROSECUTORS
dc.subjectPUBLIC DEFENDERS
dc.subjectREMEDIES
dc.subjectRESEARCHERS
dc.subjectRESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
dc.subjectRULE OF LAW
dc.subjectSANCTION
dc.subjectSANCTIONS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSTATE COURTS
dc.subjectSUBSTANTIVE LAWS
dc.subjectSUPREME COURTS
dc.subjectTERRORISM
dc.subjectTRAFFIC VIOLATIONS
dc.subjectTRIAL
dc.subjectTRIBUNALS
dc.subjectUSER
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectWEBSITES
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWITNESSES
dc.titleUses and Users of Justice in Africa : The Case of Ethiopia's Federal Courtsen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.date.disclosure2010-11-19
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T12:02:29.857378Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Law and Justice Study
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000356161_20101122013414
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.guid205561468209366086
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000356161_20101122013414
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum13145799
okr.identifier.report57988
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryEthiopia
okr.topicLegal Institutions of the Market Economy
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicLaw and Development::Judicial System Reform
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::Information Security & Privacy
okr.topicPublic Sector Corruption and Anticorruption Measures
okr.topicPublic Sector Development
okr.unitPublic Sector Reform & Capacity (AFTPR)
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