Maureen Okpe
The EU-funded Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC II) Programme of International IDEA is hosting the 2024 Network of Justice Reform Teams (JRTs) conference.
The three-day conference which commenced today have in attendance representatives of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committees (ACJMCs). It will take place in Ilorin, Kwara state with collaboration from the Federal Ministry of Justice (FMoJ).
Communications Officer RoLAC II Programme, International IDEA, Murkthar Suleiman in a statement on Monday, said the event will together various criminal justice institutions to discuss the reform of the justice sector, promote models of reform and new targets for improving justice delivery in Nigeria.
“Over the years, RoLAC and the FmoJ have hosted JRTs with the primary aim of fostering coordination in justice delivery. Network meetings create platforms for experience sharing and peer learning and have engendered a wide range of reforms.
“Achievements include the adoption of Administration of Criminal Justice Laws by the 36 states in the federation.”
The statement noted other examples of network coordination achievements include the creation of more JRTs, the implementation of inspection visits to places of detention by magistrates and the creation of zonal JRT networks to bolster reform initiatives.
“This year’s conference will, among other things, review lingering or emerging challenges that impede effective coordination and adopt measures that would resolve those issues while also strengthening coordination.”
The Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC Phase II) Programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). The programme seeks to contribute to the consolidation of the rule of law and anticorruption reforms in the Federal Republic of Nigeria, by enhancing the performance, quality, and oversight of Nigeria’s criminal justice system, improving access to justice for vulnerable women, children, persons with disabilities, and victims of sexual and gender based violence; and by increasing promote transparency and accountability of anti-corruption systems and reforms.
International IDEA, the implementer of the Rule of Law and Anti-Corruption (RoLAC) Programme Phase II, is a 35-member State Inter-Governmental Organisation established in 1995. As a global think-tank, it is committed to supporting sustainable democracy worldwide and the development of democratic institutions and culture.