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All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to the Office of the Publisher, The World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433, USA, fax 202-522-2422, Email: [email protected]. Initiatives in Justice Reform 1992-2012 Justice Reform Practice Group Legal Vice Presidency The World Bank ABSTRACT Initiatives in Justice Reform is a compendium of World Bank-financed activities in justice reform that has been published by the World Bank in seven editions since 2000. This eighth volume of Initiatives in Justice Reform presents brief summaries of World Bank justice reform projects, grants, and research by region and by country, in alphabetical order. In their totality, these descriptions highlight the breadth of the Bank‘s work in this critical field of development. Detailed information about projects, grants, and components listed in this volume is available via the World Bank‘s website (www.worldbank.org). Additional information on justice reform topics and links to World Bank projects can be found on the Law and Justice Institutions page of that website (www.worldbank.org/lji). - i - Table of Contents ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................... I ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................ IX INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................... 1 Role of Justice Reform Activities in the Bank’s Development Agenda ................................ 2 Areas of Justice Reform Assistance ......................................................................................... 4 Emerging Areas for the Bank’s Engagement in Justice: Fragile and Conflict-Affected States and Criminal Justice ...................................................................................................... 7 JUSTICE SECTOR PROJECT SUMMARIES ......................................................................... 9 AFRICA REGION ........................................................................................................................ 9 Benin........................................................................................................................................... 9 Institutional Development Fund to Support the Empowerment of Women in Benin (P090524) ............................................................................................................................... 9 Judicial and Legal Reform Project ....................................................................................... 10 Poverty Reduction Support Credit(s) .................................................................................... 10 Reinforcement of the Anti-Corruption Unit in the Presidency (P064890) ........................... 11 Support for the Law Against Female Genital Mutilation (P096193) ................................... 12 Burkina Faso ........................................................................................................................... 12 Capacity Building to Promote Governmental and Civil Society Partnerships in Legal Literacy Initiatives for Women (P067025) ........................................................................... 12 Burundi .................................................................................................................................... 13 Capacity Building to Sustain Gender-Responsive Legal Reform Initiatives (P084281) ...... 13 Economic Management Support Project (EMSP) (P078627) .............................................. 13 Cape Verde .............................................................................................................................. 14 Access to Legal Services for Vulnerable Groups including Women (P095557) ................... 14 Poverty Reduction Support Credit(s) (PRSC) ....................................................................... 14 Strengthening the Rule of Law (P085572) ............................................................................ 15 Central African Republic ....................................................................................................... 16 Economic Management and Government Reform Grant (P106458) .................................... 16 Reengagement and Institution-Building Support Project (P102576) ................................... 16 Ethiopia .................................................................................................................................... 17 Managing and Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights: Creating a Driver of Growth (P101929) ............................................................................................................................. 17 Public Sector Capacity Building Program Support Project (PSCAP) (P074020) ............... 17 The Gambia ............................................................................................................................. 18 Capacity Building for Economic Management Project (P057995) ...................................... 18 Ghana ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Legal Reform and Legal Aid for the Advancement of Women (P080320) ............................ 18 Strengthening the Adjudication Capacity of Traditional Leaders (P103741) ...................... 19 Guinea-Bissau .......................................................................................................................... 20 Private Sector Rehabilitation and Development Project (P001001) .................................... 20 Kenya ....................................................................................................................................... 20 Capacity Building of the Legal Profession (P068325) ......................................................... 20 - ii - Capacity Building to Support Gender-Responsive Legal Reform (P087720) ...................... 21 Financial and Legal Sector Technical Assistance Project (P083250) ................................. 21 Judicial Performance Improvement Project (P105269) ....................................................... 22 Gender Action Plan Women Rights in Kenya (P111098) ..................................................... 22 Liberia ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Capacity Building for Justice Services (P102904) ............................................................... 22 Land Sector Reforms Rehabilitation and Reform of Land Rights and Related Land Matters (P117010) ............................................................................................................................. 23 Madagascar ............................................................................................................................. 24 Governance and Institutional Development Projects ........................................................... 24 Mali........................................................................................................................................... 25 Institutional Development of the MPFEF and Collaborating NGOs in Promoting Legal Reform and Legal Literacy (P067026) ................................................................................. 25 Legal Aid Services for the Poor (P084257) .......................................................................... 25 Mauritania ............................................................................................................................... 26 Implementation of Anti-Money Laundering/Combating