Decision Quality Improvement Will Be Focus of Cooperation

Jakarta | Badilag.net

Australia Indonesia Partnership for Justice (AIPJ) and the Directorate General of the Religious Courts continue to run some programs of cooperation. One main focus will be on decision enhancement program.

Purwosusilo, the Director General of Badilag said that good decisions can enhance access of people to justice, particularly for women, children, and marginalized.

He emphasized on the importance of good decision when he discussed with Craig Ewers, the Team Leader of AIPJ in his working room, Wednesday (3/4/2013). Craig Ewers is the new director of AIPJ. He substitutes Nicola Colbran who serves as registrar at Federal Court of Australia.

Accompanied by Binziad Kadafi and Peter Demeij, Craig Ewers visited Badilag’s office to talk about some program of cooperation between two institutions.

“We are promoting some programs relating to rights of legal identity, fair and accessible justice and legal information,” Craig said to Purwosusilo who was accompanied by Farid Ismail, Achmad Cholil and Rahmat Arijaya.

Craig also said that AIPJ continues to hold some mediation trainings for judges and make website assessment. Both programs were successfully conducted in 2011 and 2012.

Purwosusilo agreed that mediation training for judges is very important in providing skills and knowledge for judges on how to mediate parties.

Farid Ismail, the secretary of Badilag realized that many judges had not been involved in such training due to insufficient budget.

Training for Decision Quality Improvement

Badilag plans to hold at least four trainings of decision quality improvement this year. The training will include substantive and procedural law.

Some decisions of the Religious Courts will be chosen to discuss in many perspectives. A comparison study with the best international practices will be also taken.

(Achmad Cholil | Rahmat Arijaya)

 

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