OECS-CIDA Judicial and Legal Reform Project (JLR): Antigua and Barbuda

Abstract

The Judicial and Reform Project is a five-year project, funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and designed to support improvements to theadministration of law and quality of justice within the member states of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS). The objectives of the Project are:To increase the efficiency and effectiveness of court management; To promote better management throughout the development of a legal education system;§ To promote fairness by developing and supporting “Complementary Measures”.Complementary Measures are activities directed towards developing institutional and community capacity to enhance the quality of justice, in the OECS. These activitiesinclude Legal Aid, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Sentencing Alternatives, Counselling, and Public Legal Education.