Empowering Communities through Justice Reform Programs

1. Justice for the PoorPromoting a Demand-Oriented, Community-Driven Approach to Justice Reform

2. What is Justice for the Poor? A method or approach to justice reform • Grounded in social and cultural contexts • Seeing justice from the perspective of the user- particularly the poor/marginalized • Recognizing the importance of demand in building equitable justice systems • Understanding justice as a cross sectoral issue

3. Program Rationale & Motivation • Growing understanding that equitable justice systems are key to sustainable development • Recognition of the need for complementary demand side initiatives to more conventional approaches to justice reform • Increased focus on: - broader governance issues - decentralization and community driven development - participation, transparency and accountability - security and stability

4. Objectives • In the short-term to enhance access to justice for poor communities and improve local governance • In the long-term to bring about incremental systemic change to justice sector institutions and systems of governance.

5. What Does Justice for the Poor Do? Research & Analysis Ongoing Capacity Building Effective M&E Partnership & Knowledge Sharing Program design, pilots and operational initiatives

6. How Do We Do it? • An integrated approach • Programmatic approach • Not just sectoral/project specific work • Mainstreaming justice initiatives • Multi-country/comparative work • An Empirically Based approach • Based on a theory of social change • ‘Conflict’ model of development • Understanding development is inherently contested and often about redistribution of power/resources

7. Examples of Country Work: Indonesia • Program Rationale • Country undergoing transition, with widespread conflict • Government focus on decentralization, corresponding donor focus on local governance and CDD • Understanding of importance of equitable and functioning justice sector BUT failure of reform efforts • Anecdotal evidence of efficacy of community models of justice, BUT no serious donor attention

8. Examples of Country Work: Indonesia What Does Justice for the Poor Do? • Development of strategic program (from initial In-depth Participatory Research and analysis) • Access to Justice and legal empowerment Pilots • Mainstreamed operational initiatives • Ongoing research and development activities • Development of effective M&E strategies • Partnerships and knowledge sharing

9. Examples of Country Work: Cambodia • Program Rationale • Bank lead donor in justice sector reform BUT limited political will to drive reforms • Ongoing recognition that JSR crucial HENCE need to look for alternative approaches • Key development problems - inequity, elite capture and access to resources • Bank portfolio - strong focus on NRM and local governance

10. Examples of Country Work: Cambodia • What Does Justice for the Poor Do? • Begun with in-depth research program focusing on key development issues relevant to Bank’s portfolio • Research used to inform • Design of two new Bank projects • Improved conflict management components of land and NRM projects • Increased public debate on national media

11. Cross-Cutting Themes • Development effectiveness • Land • Security and conflict • Accountability and transparency • Gender Discimination