Improved Access to Justice in the Caribbean

This project aims to ensure that women men youth and businesses have better access to justice in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region. Justice reforms are needed to create and maintain a stable and more predictable environment to address the escalation of violent crime and disputes between citizens promote business development attract foreign investment and meet and respect international obligations. Activities include: (1) draft and present gender equitable and environment sensitive model to the CARICOM member states; (2) design promote and deliver courses on legislation and treaty drafting for the undergraduate and postgraduate law programmes; (3) conduct a survey of legal education including accreditation requirements; (4) deliver training modules to representatives of organisations; and (5) deliver regional workshops and public education to share knowledge about alternative dispute resolution (ADR) restorative justice (RJ) and community-based peace-building initiatives. Stronger legal frameworks facilitate social and economic reforms and promote business development in the region for men women youth and business.

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: (1) strengthening gender and environment sensitive legislation and the making of treaty policy at the national and regional levels; (2) improved legal services including legal education and information for women men youth and businesses at the national and regional levels; (3) strengthened alternative dispute resolution restorative justice and community-based peace building practices for women men youth and businesses in the CARICOM region.