Justice Sector Reform

The 2016 IIAG consists of one Overall Governance score, four categories (1. Safety & Rule of Law; 2. Participation & Human Rights; 3. Sustainable Economic Opportunity; 4. Human Development). 
Here are we interested in the overall Rule of Law Score (category 2). More specific components of RoL also measured by the IIAG (e.g. judicial independence) are used for lower levels of the results chain.
Please check the standard errors when comparing over time or between countries.
* NOTE: Only African countries covered.
 

The WJP Rule of Law Index captures adherence to the rule of law (as defined by the WJP’s universal principles above) based on 9 factors:
1. Constraints on government power;
2. Absence of Corruption;
3. Open Government;
4. Fundamental Rights;
5. Order and Security;
6. Regulatory Enforcement;
7. Civil Justice;
8. Criminal Justice;
9. Informal Justice,
further disaggregated into 47 specific sub-factors. 

The WGI are a research dataset summarizing the views on the quality of governance provided by a large number of enterprise, citizen and expert survey respondents in industrial and developing countries. These data are gathered from a number of survey institutes, think tanks, non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and private sector firms. 
This indicator reflects perceptions of the extent to which agents have confidence in and abide by the rules of society, and in particular the quality of contract enforcement, property rights, the police, and the courts, as well as the likelihood of crime and violence.
Estimates of governance range from approximately -2.5 (weak) to 2.5 (strong) governance performance.
Please check the standard errors when comparing over time or between countries.
NOTE: This indicator also corresponds to EU RF Level 1 #4
 

Bertelsmann Stiftung Foundation - The Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI) analyses and evaluates the quality of democracy, a market economy and political management in 129 developing and transition countries. It measures successes and setbacks on the path toward a democracy based on the rule of law and a socially responsible market economy.
The state of political transformation is measured in terms of five criteria (Stateness, Political Participation; Rule of Law; Stability of democratic institutions; Political and social integration), which in turn are derived from assessments made in response to 18 questions
Rule of law is measured by the normative statement: "State powers check and balance one another and ensure civil rights."
Thresholds determine five categories:
Excellent (8.50 – 10.00), Sound (6.50 – 8.49), Fair (4.50 – 6.49), Flawed (2.50 – 4.49), Poor (1.00 – 2.49)
 

Please define group X, e.g. indigent/ethnic minorities/ another appropriate marginalised group if necessary. Public data (statistics) on this issue may not be collected by the government/courts so the project should be strongly encouraged from the inception phase to report on available data and plans for filling any gaps.

UN Rule of Law indicators (46): Whether the rights of victims and defendants are sufficiently protected during criminal court proceedings
stion: “To what extent do you agree that the rights of victims and defendants are sufficiently protected during criminal court proceedings?”
Rating: Average score of all relevant experts on a four-point scale corresponding to the following four response categories: fully agree (4); partly agree (3); disagree (2); strongly disagree (1).
Dynamic: Direction and level of change in average score over time
 

UN Rule of Law indicators (n. 69): Equal application of the law by judges
Question: “How likely are judges to impose different punishments for the same type of crime, for example an armed assault, based on the defendant’s or the victim’s personal or ethnic characteristics?”
Rating: Average score of all relevant experts on a four-point scale corresponding to the following four response categories: very unlikely (4); somewhat unlikely (3); likely (2); very likely (1).
Dynamic: Direction and level of change in average score over time.
 

Measurement: Number of prisoners (e.g., average monthly count) divided by the number of prison medical personnel on a given day.
Dynamic: Changes in the number of prisoners over time.

SDG Tier I indicator 16.3.2 (i.e. Indicator conceptually clear, established methodology and standards available and data regularly produced by countries)
Possible custodian agency: UNODC
 

Please specify the reporting period (i.e. last 12 months, the calendar year, or another).

Question: “To what extent do you agree that discrimination against certain groups of prisoners is a problem in the country’s prisons?”
Rating: Average score of respondents on a four-point scale corresponding to the following four response categories: fully agree (4); agree (3); disagree (2); strongly disagree (1).
Dynamic: Direction and level of change in average score over time.
 

Please specify the reporting period (i.e. last 12 months, the calendar year, or another).

Measurement: The percentage of prisoners admitted to prison during a year who were examined by a qualified medical professional at the time of their admission.
Dynamic: Changes in the percentage over time.
 

This is a general outcome, about the situation overall. If the project is directly providing vocational education and training, or medical care, please move this indicator to output level.

Women detained separately from male prisoners – Whether and to what extent female prisoners are kept separate from male prisoners
Measurement: Percentage of female prisoners who are held completely separately from male prisoners.
Dynamic: Changes in the percentage over time.
 

Measurement: Percentage of children in detention not wholly separated from adults, divided by the total number of children in detention, multiplied by 100.

Measurement: Percentage of prison detainees on a given date who have been held in detention for more than 12 months while awaiting sentencing or another final disposition of their case (excluding appeals).
Rating: Not rated.
Dynamic: Direction and level of change in the percentage over time.
Note: Data on child detainees should also be collected and reported when available.
 

Measurement: Percentage of prison detainees on a given date who have been held in detention for more than 12 months while awaiting sentencing or another final disposition of their case (excluding appeals).
Rating: Not rated.
Dynamic: Direction and level of change in the percentage over time.
Note: Data on child detainees should also be collected and reported when available.