Measuring rule of law in public administration: tool and guide for self-assessment Joint project between Folke Bernadotte Academy and UNDP DGG
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Dr. Richard Zajac Sannerholm, Folke Bernadotte Academy
Why? Public. Administration • Quantity: effectiveness, modernisation, mainstreaming
• Quality matters: taking decisions on time, but the right type of decisions
How? • Self-assessment tool • Six rule of law principles: – – – – – –
Legality Accessibility Right to be heard Right to appeal Transparency Accountability
• Formal mapping • Agency survey • Service user survey
What and where? Findings (fx): – legal awareness – institutional capacity and access – and accountability and trust related problems
Pilots: – Philippines, Ukraine, Sierra Leone