EASTERN EUROPE
July 1st, 2001
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE WORLD Bank has called on eastern European and central Asian governments to improve their woeful record of judicial reform, in a region where independent justice is still struggling to emerge from the region's communist legacy.Speaking at a regional conference in St Petersburg, Russia, Johannes Linn, bank vice president said: "It is quite clear...that the countries of the region need to focus much more effort, not only on ensuring the development of clear and comprehensive legislation, but also on strengthening the capacity, independence, and ...
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