Project "Strengthening Access to Justice for the Poor in the Russian Federation" (2008-2012)
funded by the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development as an administrator of the Grant provided by the Government of Japan through the Japan Social Development Fund (JSDF).

Publication about the Monitoring Results

A manual “Monitoring of the Court Hearings of the Justices of Peace and Conducting Interviews with the Litigants: Methodology, Sociological and Performance Control Tools, and Procedures” has been published. This publication covers in detail a methodology and sociological tools (as guidelines for the interviews with plaintiffs and defendants, legal representatives, and observation check-list), key points in preparation for the monitoring, principles of the work of the court observers, criteria and procedures for observers’ selection and training.

Since it is crucial for ensuring a fair treatment that the poor are informed about their rights when submitting a claim to the court and that a treatment that they get is adjusted to their needs, two publications will be elaborated in the course of the Project: a book for litigants “How to Defend Rights when Your Case is Considered by the Justice of Peace”, and a book for the judges “Ensuring Fairness and Accessibility of Justice when Considering Civil Cases with Poor Litigants by the Justices of Peace”.

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