About the Project
The implementation of the project „Improving the delivery of justice in Republic of North Macedonia“ has started
In the period from June 2019 until March 2020, the Center for legal researches and analysis and the audit company PriceWaterhouse Cooper- PWC Macedonia are implementing the project “Increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of justice in the Republic of North Macedonia by improving the performance of judicial institutions” (Abbreviated name: Improving the delivery of justice in the Republic of North Macedonia).
The project is a response to the needs and challenges in the Republic of Northern Macedonia for strengthening the judicial institutions. The project will introduce tools and processes that will promote easier access to justice for citizens and strengthen trust in public institutions. These are preconditions for the country’s accession to the EU as the main strategic priority of the Republic of North Macedonia.
The purpose of the project is to enable support for judicial reform and to improve the efficiency, transparency and accountability of the legal sector by strengthening the capacity of higher courts and the public prosecution. The purpose will be achieved by fulfilling the following results:
– Result 1: Improved organizational, administrative, and technical efficiency and effectiveness of managing based on the preparation of functional analysis and improvement plans based on the Report from the matrix of indicators for measuring performance and reforms in the judiciary.
-Result 2: Improved managing practices, organizational set-up, budgeting and human resources of public prosecutors based on functional analysis and improvement plans as well as the Report from the matrix of indicators for measuring performance and reforms in the judiciary.
-Result 3: Strengthening awareness of the benefits of the reforms and strengthened public confidence and respect for the judiciary and the public ombudsman, through improved internal and external communication and visibility of the benefits and achievements of the project.
Project stakeholders: Ministry of Justice, Supreme Court, Court of Appeals Skopje, Court of Appeals Shtip, Court of Appeals Bitola, Court of Appeals Gostivar, Public Prosecutor’s Office, Judicial Council and Judicial Budget Council.
