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Table 6.2. Key Objectives of the National Justice ProgramPublic can rely on effectively organized and professionally staffed, transparent and accountable justice institutions.A.1. Justice institutions are structured, managed and administered according to their mandate and functionsA.2. Justice institutions are professionally staffed by men and women who are equally remunerated according to theircompetencies and qualifications.A.3. Justice institutions have established the organs necessary for implementation of the national justice programA.4. Justice institutions and organizations have adopted and are enforcing codes of professional conduct and ethicsA.5. Justice institutions have developed transparent operating proceduresA.6. Justice institutions have adopted effective anti-corruption measuresJustice institutions have access to infrastructure, transportation, equipment, and supplies adequate to support effectivedelivery of justice services.B.1. Justice institutions, including the central prisons directorate, are provided with buildings necessary for fulfillment oftheir tasks.B.2. Justice institutions are provided with equipment and supplies necessary for their tasksB.3. Justice institutions are provided with means of transport necessary for their tasksLegal education and vocational training are adequate to provide justice professionals with sufficient know-how to performtheir task.C.1. Universities provide legal education which equips graduates with the intellectual skills and substantive knowledge toperform well as justice professionals.C.2. Justice institutions equip new professionals with the practical and professional skills necessary to fulfill their dutiesC.3. A system of continuing legal education for justice professionals, paying specific attention to women, is in place andoperational.Statutes are clearly drafted, constitutional and the product of effective and consultative drafting processes.D.1. The taqnin has sufficient capacity and resources to review, amend or draft legislation.D.2. All laws in force have been reviewed for constitutionalityD.3. Capacity for legislative drafting has been enhanced throughout other government institutions including parliamentD.4. System is in place to ensure consultation of stakeholders regarding proposed or pending legislationJustice Institutions effectively perform their functions in a harmonized and interlinked manner.E.1. Coordination and cooperation among justice sector institutions is enhanced, resulting in improved criminal and civiltrials and case managementE.2. Adequate institutional organization structures capable of addressing cross cutting issues in rule of law are in placeE.3. Criminal justice is administered effectively, and in accordance with the law, the constitution, and internationalstandards.E.4. Civil justice is administered effectively, and in accordance with law, the constitution, and international standards.E.5. Policies regarding introduction of administrative law structures are in place.E.6. Policies are in place to ensure that the corrections system operates in accordance with international standards.E.7. Enhance legal and policy framework related to juvenile offenders and children in conflict with the law.Citizens are more aware of their rights and are better able to enforce them.F.1. Practices and procedures governing trials and routine legal transactions, including registration of documents, havebeen streamlined and rationalizedF.2. Enhanced access to formal legal system for indigents, illiterates, women, and childrenF.3. Enhanced monitoring of human rights enforcement throughout the governmentF.4. Increased knowledge of laws, rights, and responsibilities through legal awareness campaignsF.5. The role of traditional dispute resolution in the rule of law is defined, and tdr decisions consistently meet internationalhuman rights standards.F.6. Begin the process of establishing a transitional justice system to record past human rights abuses and preserve therights of victims consistent with the government’s action plan for peace, reconciliation and justice.66Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS)