Regional: Strengthening Judicial Capacity Towards Sustainable Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific
This knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support judiciaries across ADB developing member countries (DMCs) to strengthen their capacity in key areas of the law with significant development outcomes in their countries or subregion, develop resources to assist in more effective and efficient adjudication of disputes, and create an integrated Asia and the Pacific judicial platform for knowledge sharing and cross-pollination. This TA builds on ADB's work with judiciaries in the areas of commercial and environmental and climate change laws which have been supported by various TAs over the years. Through this TA, ADB will continue its assistance to the judiciaries in a more programmatic way to foster longer-term engagement towards improved sustainable outcomes.
Project Details
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Project Officer
Pak, Christina U.
Office of the General Counsel
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- Public sector management
| Project Name | Strengthening Judicial Capacity Towards Sustainable Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific | ||||||||||||||
| Project Number | 54414-001 | ||||||||||||||
| Country / Economy | Regional Armenia Cambodia Philippines Papua New Guinea China, People's Republic of Uzbekistan |
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| Project Status | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth Regional integration |
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| Drivers of Change | Governance and capacity development Knowledge solutions Partnerships |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management / Law and judiciary |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||||||||||||
| Description | This knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will support judiciaries across ADB developing member countries (DMCs) to strengthen their capacity in key areas of the law with significant development outcomes in their countries or subregion, develop resources to assist in more effective and efficient adjudication of disputes, and create an integrated Asia and the Pacific judicial platform for knowledge sharing and cross-pollination. This TA builds on ADB's work with judiciaries in the areas of commercial and environmental and climate change laws which have been supported by various TAs over the years. Through this TA, ADB will continue its assistance to the judiciaries in a more programmatic way to foster longer-term engagement towards improved sustainable outcomes. | ||||||||||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | Strong and well-equipped judiciaries who uphold the rule of law is essential to ensuring development goals are met in ADB DMCs. Strengthening the capacity of judiciaries can help encourage foreign and domestic investments and private sector development through the effective and efficient resolution of commercial disputes and enforcement of contracts. Judiciaries can also positively impact the sustainability outcomes in ADB DMCs by implementing and enforcing environmental and climate change policies and laws and developing seminal jurisprudence that is responsive to sustainable development issues. Nevertheless, judiciaries across the region face significant challenges, ranging from inadequate resources to lack of training especially in adjudicating complex and specialized areas of the law. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic has put judiciaries under further pressure to increase efficiency while ensuring quality decisions and access to justice. | ||||||||||||||
| Impact | Strengthened rule of law through independent, impartial and skilled judiciaries |
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| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | Improved capacity of judiciaries in adjudicating commercial and environmental and climate change disputes |
| Progress Toward Outcome | |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | (i) Judicial capacity building programs and knowledge resources on adjudication of commercial disputes developed, (ii) Judicial capacity building programs and knowledge resources on adjudication of environmental and climate disputes cases developed (iii) Regional judicial dialogue, knowledge sharing and cooperation strengthened |
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| Geographical Location | Cambodia - Nation-wide; Philippines - Nation-wide |
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| Involuntary Resettlement | |
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| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
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| Business Opportunities | |
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| Consulting Services | International expertise (24 person-months) National expertise (36 person-months) |
| Procurement | No procurement anticipated for this project. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Pak, Christina U. |
| Responsible ADB Department | Office of the General Counsel |
| Responsible ADB Division | Office of the General Counsel |
| Executing Agencies |
Asian Development Bank |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 26 Nov 2020 |
| Fact Finding | 12 Oct 2020 to 12 Oct 2020 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 19 Dec 2020 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 12 Jan 2021 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 19 Dec 2020 | - | 19 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2024 | - | - |
| Financing Plan/TA Utilization | Cumulative Disbursements | |||||||
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 2,726,044.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2,726,044.23 | 17 Jan 2023 | 989,798.38 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Strengthening Judicial Capacity Towards Sustainable Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific: Technical Assistance Report | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2020 |
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Tenders
| Tender Title | Type | Status | Posting Date | Deadline |
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| Armenia Country Team Leader (Legal and Judicial Expert) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 20 Dec 2022 | 29 Dec 2022 |
| Forest Management Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 09 Dec 2022 | 15 Dec 2022 |
| Uzbekistan Country Team Leader (Legal and Judicial Expert) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 13 Aug 2022 | 19 Aug 2022 |
| Environment and Climate Change Law Specialist | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 31 Mar 2022 | 03 Apr 2022 |
| Knowledge Management Specialist (national consultant) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 24 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2022 |
| Senior Project Coordinator | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 08 Jul 2021 | 15 Jul 2021 |
| Judicial Capacity Building and Knowledge Management Expert (national consultant) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Feb 2021 | 28 Feb 2021 |
| Judicial Capacity Building Team Leader (Environmental and Climate Change Laws) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Feb 2021 | 28 Feb 2021 |
| Judicial Capacity Building Team Leader (Commercial Law) | Individual - Consulting | Closed | 19 Feb 2021 | 28 Feb 2021 |
Contracts Awarded
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