EASTERN EUROPE REFORM
June 1st, 2005
BY KEITH NUTHALLA WORLD Bank report has called on governments in central/eastern Europe and central Asia to improve the efficiency of their judicial systems, improving the enforcement of decisions and making judges more accountable. It also calls for a reduction in case backlogs and judicial corruption. The bank is concerned that reforms to the region's court systems have not shadowed its adoption of economic market reforms. Report co-author Cheryl Gray said: "Less progress has been made in judicial reform and strengthening than in almost any other area of policy ...
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