Judiciary of The Republic of Uganda : Rapid Institutional and Economic Assessment
This Institutional and Economic Assessment of the Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda (JoU) responds to the request for support in strengthening the evidence base for effective resource allocation and decision-making so that the JoU can better cont...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407681593417571424/Judiciary-of-The-Republic-of-Uganda-Rapid-Institutional-and-Economic-Assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34154 |
| Summary: | This Institutional and Economic
Assessment of the Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda (JoU)
responds to the request for support in strengthening the
evidence base for effective resource allocation and
decision-making so that the JoU can better contribute to
Uganda’s overall development goals. Despite its critical
role in facilitating social and economic development
priorities in Uganda, the JoU operates well below its
potential due in part to under-investment. This report aims
to address three key questions: i) what could be the
economic impact of enhanced investment in the JoU? ii) how
is the JoU performing in relation to three indicators of
performance – access, efficiency and quality?; and iii) what
are the short- and medium-term actions that Uganda can take
to improve the functioning of the JoU to address its core
development challenges? This assessment sought to use the
methodology of a public institutional and expenditure
analysis, to examine the extent to which the allocation,
expenditure and distribution of financial, human, technology
and infrastructure resources serve the objectives of the
JoU. Three types of data were collected and analyzed.
Section three examines the links between judicial
performance and broader economic and social development
objectives. It offers an economic analysis that demonstrates
the value of investment in the commercial court and that can
serve as a model for further cost benefit analysis of other
aspects of the Judiciary should data become available.
Section four analyzes JoU administrative data to assess
judicial performance and proposes practical steps that can
be taken to enhance the utilization of existing data for
decision-making and to improve the quality of data. Section
five provides an analysis of judicial budget allocation and
expenditure and proposes a way to link resource allocation
with judicial performance. Section six sets out
recommendations for the enhancement of evidence-based
decision-making for the JoU. |
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