Italy and Justice Reform

Since the Bonn Agreement, Italy has been the lead nation in the reconstruction of the Afghan justice system, operating in the field through the Italian Justice Project Office (IJPO) created in 2003.

The IJPO operates within the framework of the new Afghan Constitution, approved in 2004, and the International Treaties on Human Rights Protection of which Afghanistan is a party.

IJPO’s activities are carried out mainly in fields such as legislative reform, the construction and rehabilitation of infrastructures, and the organization of training courses for judges, attorneys, and administrative staff. Moreover, the IJPO is currently in charge, together with the Afghan Government and the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA), of coordinating the assistance provided by all the international organizations operating in the field of justice.

The IJPO makes use of Italian Development Cooperation resources; implementation is carried out mainly through multilateral channel and, only in a small part, through bilateral channel.

Since the London Conference, the interim Afghan National Development Strategy (i-ANDS) represents the framework through which all activities in support of the reconstruction process have to be implemented, always respecting the priorities and lead role of the Afghan authorities. Italy is designing and developing its new projects in the field of Justice according to that principle.

 

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