Peer
Review/Validation Workshop, 1-3 April 2008, Bangkok
Underlying
Drafting and Project Methodology:
The design of the Judicial Reform Handbook project
was based upon the precept that Asia Pacific Judicial
Reform Forum (APJRF) member countries will be
closely involved in all stages of the project.
The Project’s Review
and Validation Approach:
1. Remote Engagement -
• targeted feedback from 12 peer reviewers undertaking
substantive chapter-based reviews; and
• wider discussions and also feedback on the draft
content from the broader APJRF membership via
email and the APJRF on-line discussion forum.
2. Direct Engagement - at the Peer Review/Validation
Workshop.
Workshop Summary:
The aim of the Peer Review/Validation Workshop
was to: maximise the quality and relevance of
the proposed publication’s content; promote ownership
of this project initiative within the APJRF’s
membership; and further develop the APJRF’s reform
network.
The workshop provided a forum
for chapter authors, peer and other reviewers,
and the APJRF membership’s representatives, the
Project Board to interact. The feedback developed
on draft contributions was actively discussed
and incorporated in to the proposed text. This
significantly strengthening the content and analysis
within the publication, and allowed the content
to be finalised.
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Chapter
Authors’ Inception Workshop: 31.10-2.11.2007,
Bangkok
Aim of the Chapter
Authors’ Inception Workshop: The
aim of the Workshop is to contribute to the successful
drafting of the Judicial Reform Handbook, developing
a set of practical tools and resources to assist
APJRF member countries to implement judicial reform
programs more effectively.
The Purpose of the
Chapter Authors’ Inception Workshop:
The three-day workshop will provide a forum
in which to:
- Discuss and further
develop the strategic outcomes of the Judicial
Reform Handbook, and the role which chapter
authors will play in this;
- Finalise the structure,
content, and focus of the Handbook’s individual
chapter topics and author contributions to align
with the discussions on the outcomes to be achieved
by the Handbook;
- Review the drafting approach
to ensure that a unified methodology, focus,
and approach to drafting is adopted by all authors;
and
- Provide an opportunity
for the team to interact, exchange ideas, and
develop a collegial and supportive peer group.
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APJRF
Round Table Meeting - 5.2007
The next APJRF Round Table Meeting will be held
between 27-29 May in Putrajaya, Malaysia. The
Meeting will be hosted by the Chief Justice of
Malaysia and be attended by delegates from many
APJRF member countries.
In addition to strengthening relationships between
judiciaries in the Asia Pacific region, the Meeting
has several objectives:
- To review judicial reform programs
which have been implemented in several member
countries and to consider how these programs
can be adapted and adopted by other countries
across the region. Topics for discussion will
include:
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- Court and
Tribunal Administrative Reform.
- Procedural Reforms.
- Case Management Reforms.
- Caseload Audit and Backlog Reduction.
- Access to Justice Initiatives.
- Judicial Education.
- Self Administration. |
- Presentation of the draft a
constitution for the Forum; and
- Contributing to the development
of the Judicial Reform Handbook project through
the sharing of national reform efforts.
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First
Round Table Discussion - 3.2006
In March 2006 the Federal Court of Australia hosted
the 1st Round Table Discussion of the APJR Forum
in Sydney, Australia. The objectives of the Meeting
were:
- To identify areas of high priority collaboration among Asia Pacific Chief Justices, judges and judicial academies; and
- To examine judicial reform experiences that have potential for replication or adaptation by the APJR member countries.
| A summary of the outcomes of the meeting can be downloaded here: |
| Meeting Outcomes |
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(PDF file - 0.07mb) |
 Above: APJRF - 1st Round Table Discussion - Sydney, March 2006
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