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C. J calls integrity the essential building block for efficient judiciary

Accra, Oct. 5, Ghanadot/GNA- The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Wood, has underlined integrity as the essential building block to an efficient and effective Judicial Service.


"The sobering fact is that good systems and policies per se are not enough; they do not by themselves bring change," she said.


"I think that the essential building block to an efficient and effective service is integrity," the Chief Justice said in a three-page paper outlining her vision for the Judicial Service.


Mrs Justice Wood said to achieve the goals set for by the Judicial Service, there was the needed for "good people" to carry through the reforms and run the systems.
She said these should be high calibre and disciplined judges and staff who cared about people and justice and committed and dedicated to work and treated disputants and persons appearing before them with dignity and respect.


The Chief Justice said she envisaged a strong, independent and trustworthy judiciary stressing that the contribution and co-operation of each person in the Judicial Service were highly valued in that engagement.


Noting that her vision fell in line with that of the Judicial Service (Access to Justice), Mrs. Justice Wood said Ghanaians were entitled to high quality justice.


"This means that our people are entitled to have their disputes resolved fairly, equitably, expeditiously and cost effectively."


Mrs. Justice Wood said there were no quick-fix solutions to the problems facing the judiciary hence the need to empower judges through judicial education.


According to her, training of judges in judiciary values was "a key strategy" saying that the idea was to infuse strong ethical standards and behaviour into their conduct through effective leadership at all levels within the judiciary, education and awareness campaigns.


"To make our judges and staff capable and effective in their various fields require that we build their need capacities and ensure also that they are adequately rewarded and appreciated."


The Chief Justice said as part of the developmental agenda the Service was going to include "Judicial Case Management," in the System noting that this "normally ties up neatly with ADR, empowers judges, rather than legal practitioners and their clients, to proactively manage and control the pace of litigation".


According to her, case management, which had gained credibility in all strong judiciaries world wide, did not in any way devalue the traditional role of the legal practitioner in adversarial systems.


"To the contrary, it adds value to it, for it enhances their performance, leads to greater efficiency, leading ultimately to savings in time and cost."


"When adjudicators are so empowered, they already are halfway through winning the battle against the interminable delays associated with litigation processes in which ultimate responsibility of the pace is allowed to rest with lawyers and their clients."


On the new complex to house the Judicial Service's training institute and provide hostel facilities for Judges and Magistrates, the Chief Justice said the project had taken off and she was optimistic that competent staff would be recruited.


Noting that there were a lot to be done, Mrs Justice Wood said she intended to continue and expand the work of her predecessor.


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