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Justice Reform

Justice Reform. The judicial perspective. Topics. Common ground Managing change Budgets Four lessons Surprises. Netherlands:. Leeuwarden. Groningen. Alkmaar. Amsterdam. Assen. Haarlem. Zwolle. Utrecht. Almelo. ‘s-Gravenhage. Zutphen. Dordrecht. Rotterdam. Arnhem. Middelburg.

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Justice Reform

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  1. Justice Reform The judicial perspective

  2. Topics • Common ground • Managing change • Budgets • Four lessons • Surprises

  3. Netherlands: Leeuwarden Groningen Alkmaar Amsterdam Assen Haarlem Zwolle Utrecht Almelo ‘s-Gravenhage Zutphen Dordrecht Rotterdam Arnhem Middelburg Breda Roermond Maastricht ‘s-Hertogenbosch 19 District Courts 5 Appeal Courts Supreme Court Central Appeals Council Council of State 62 local courts!

  4. Staff • 2200 judges • 1177 men 1023 women • 5839 court staff • 461 staff in national services • Source: Judicial Council Annual Report 2004

  5. Rotterdam Criminal Court

  6. Amsterdam Police Court

  7. My Legal Career as Example • University law degree • Judicial training – 6 years in house and courses • 1987 Judge district court • 1993 local court Amsterdam • 1998 Program manager for IT policy • Civil chamber, Court of Appeals

  8. What do we agree on? Reasons: • Growing caseload • Development in technology • Increasing political interest • International developments • Outcomes: Council, budget

  9. Cases filed and disposed

  10. Other Issues • Governance • Change management • Transparency • Case handling • External relations

  11. Governance old Model Presidents’ Assembly Minister of Justice Court President Court Director Judges Court Staff

  12. Court Improvement Program • Case handling • Court management • Governance • External relations

  13. Improving Courts: Methodology 1 Program 20 Project teams Judiciary led Multi disciplinary

  14. Improving Courts: philosophy • Cooperation • Support • Knowledge based • Not bureaucratic

  15. Improving Courts: Results Legislation Governance Web kiosk Quality system Raised awareness

  16. Improving Courts: Outcomes Court Management Judicial Council www.rechtspraak.nl Quality system Critical mass of change managers

  17. Court management and budgets • More than 20 years of discussion • Judiciary: No independence without budget • Judicial council budgeting authority • Courts get budget based on number of cases disposed

  18. Integral Management (Presidents’ Assembly) Minister of Justice Council for the Judiciary Court Board President, Sector Presidents, Court Director Judges and Court Staff

  19. Court Budgeting • Open system: cases filed uncertain • Budget based on cases disposed x price • Case price based on standards • Undefended small claim: € 15 • Estimated number disposed before • Actual number disposed - recalculation

  20. Meet the Judicial Council • 5 - full time • 3 judges • 2 non judiciary • 6 year term • renewable

  21. Meet the Judicial Council • Mission: Improving societal • quality of judicial organization • Policy • External relations • Budget • Advisory • Change management

  22. Aligning Reform in Coherent Programs Criminal Civil Admin IT Program Legislative advice

  23. Lesson: Money Counts • Need for good statistics • Keep checking • 1992-2002 • Good for transparency • And for productivity • But quality control is needed!!!

  24. Lesson: Quality Matters Measuring judicial quality Different instruments • Statistics • Surveys • Auditing

  25. Lesson: Strange Effects 4 examples • Government commitment • Local courts • IT as catalyst for change • Everybody wants computers

  26. Lesson: People Matter Most • Agendas • Allies • Changing minds • Critical mass • Ownership

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