Government lauds the Pace Justice Project initiative aimed at Speeding Up Court Cases
The government is making significant strides to improve the speed at which cases are dealt with in the courts.
Magistrate Ngaio Emanuel and a team of experts presented the Pace Justice Project to the cabinet on Wednesday.
This initiative aims to achieve restorative justice, reduce the backlog of cases, lower incarceration rates, and shorten remand times.
Chief of Staff in the Prime Minister’s Office, Lionel Hurst, explained on Thursday that the government is prepared to amend laws to address these challenges.
“The court system is one such methodology for improving the dispensation of justice. The Attorney General is pivotal in this regard and has been very successful in getting the parliament of Antigua and Barbuda to respond to some of these needs. He can indeed justifiably boast that Antigua and Barbuda is ahead of many of its OECS colleagues,” Hurst said.
The project also seeks to digitize the judiciary, replacing paper-based processes with modern technology to expedite justice.
With a 500,000 euro boost from the European Commission, the Pace Justice Project will train court workers and enhance the skills of the judiciary.
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