Judicial Modernization Project

Abstract*

The Judicial Modernization Project will assist the Azerbaijan authorities in developing, and implementing the initial phases of a long-term judicial system modernization program by building capacity to improve efficiency, citizen information, and its ability to handle future demand. The project consists of four components. The first, strengthening the management capacity of judicial institutions, includes (a) building the basic capacity of the Ministry... Show More

Development Objective

The objective of the project is to assist the Azerbaijan authorities in developing, and implementing the initial phases of a long-term judicial system modernization program by building capacity to achieve incremental improvements in efficiency, citizen information, and its ability to handle future demand.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P099201
Status
Closed
Team Leader
K. Migara O. De Silva
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Azerbaijan
Disclosure Date
April 12, 2006
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
June 29, 2006
Effective Date
December 29, 2006

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 62.13 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Justice
Region
Europe and Central Asia
Fiscal Year 3
2006

Commitment Amount
US$ 62.13 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2014

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
June 16, 2015

Associated Projects
P125741

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Rule of Law98%
- FY17 - Judicial and other Dispute Resolution Mechanisms66%
- FY17 - Legal Institutions for a Market Economy16%
- FY17 - Personal and Property Rights16%

Project Map

Interactive Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
IDA Credit	36.73
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	25.40

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	25.40
IDA Commitment	36.73
IBRD + IDA Commitment	62.13

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	62.13

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	22,058.47
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,938.31
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,938.31
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	475.53
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,905.62
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,905.62
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	254.35
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	254.35
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	3,941.47
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	3,941.47
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,788.94
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,187.47
Aug 21, 2014	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	470,911.22
Aug 20, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	343,545.70
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	4,122.98
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	519,612.03
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	-0.02
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	-0.02
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	0.02
Jul 18, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	598,372.60
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Loan Repay	0.03
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	80.21
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Int Charges	20,704.89
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	11.65
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	11.65
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,370.45
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,370.45
Dec 15, 2015	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	152,540.67
Dec 15, 2016	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	207,905.80
Dec 15, 2016	IBRD-80680	Loan Repay	701,800.00
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	190,675.84
Jun 15, 2016	IBRD-80680	Loan Repay	694,540.00
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	295.95
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	519,857.44
Feb 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Int Charges	20,704.89
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	4,149.16
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	164.61
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	164.61
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	495,317.53
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Loan Repay	400,496.53
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Int Charges	18,657.97
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Int Charges	18,657.97
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-42090	Int Charges	346.68
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-42090	Int Charges	346.68
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	86.18
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	161.15
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	161.15
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,359.70
Feb 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,359.70
Sep 16, 2022	IDA-42090	Int Charges	1,475.38
Sep 16, 2022	IDA-42090	Int Charges	1,475.38
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	236.59
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	236.59
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,110.61
Aug 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,110.61
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,541.13
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,541.13
Aug 15, 2023	IDA-49610	Int Charges	86.18
Jun 7, 2011	IBRD-80680	Loan Commitment	24,200,000.00
Jun 29, 2006	IDA-42090	Loan Commitment	21,600,000.00
Jun 7, 2011	IDA-49610	Loan Commitment	9,200,000.00
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,385.49
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,385.49
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	30.17
Feb 15, 2024	IDA-49610	Int Charges	30.17
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	10,085.26
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	539,678.30
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	10,085.26
Dec 28, 2018	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	431,145.00
Dec 28, 2018	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	28,778.91
Dec 28, 2018	IBRD-80680	Loan Repay	19,923,860.00
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	10,874.55
Dec 15, 2018	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	170,401.27
Dec 15, 2018	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	211,136.94
Dec 15, 2018	IBRD-80680	Loan Repay	730,840.00
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,716.22
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,716.22
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	502,156.34
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	10,588.85
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,788.94
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	42.80
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	42.80
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Loan Repay	411,901.50
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	1,043.82
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	1,043.82
Aug 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	525,529.50
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Int Charges	1,233.15
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Int Charges	1,233.15
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,383.67
Aug 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Int Charges	17,383.67
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	7,029.44
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	511,281.38
Feb 15, 2022	IDA-49610	Loan Repay	5,747.07
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	10,588.85
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	438.23
Feb 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	438.23
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	16,474.40
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	16,474.40
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	511,850.60
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,221.80
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,221.80
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	688.01
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	688.01
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	15,355.52
Aug 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	15,355.52
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	2,852.93
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	2,852.93
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	508,524.30
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	115.27
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,083.88
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,083.88
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-49610	Int Charges	115.27
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	0.01
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	0.01
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	11,441.80
Aug 15, 2019	IDA-42090	Int Charges	11,441.80
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	6,249.63
Aug 15, 2020	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	511,765.28
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	137.90
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	137.90
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	3,400.78
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	502,577.90
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,840.44
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,840.44
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-42090	Int Charges	9,487.10
Feb 15, 2020	IDA-42090	Int Charges	9,487.10
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	3,645.31
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	7,996.16
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Int Charges	7,996.16
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	533,077.50
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	475.53
Feb 15, 2021	IDA-49610	Int Charges	22,058.47
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Int Charges	16,700.29
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Int Charges	16,700.29
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,388.34
Feb 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	20,388.34
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	182.60
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,408.80
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,408.80
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,618.67
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,618.67
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-49610	Int Charges	182.60
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	516,360.90
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Int Charges	23,236.24
Aug 15, 2016	IDA-42090	Int Charges	23,236.24
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	844.09
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-42090	Int Charges	844.09
Dec 15, 2017	IBRD-80680	Loan Repay	716,320.00
Dec 15, 2017	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	249,337.56
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,068.80
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,068.80
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	520,723.20
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Int Charges	9,796.08
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-42090	Int Charges	9,796.08
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,200.79
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,200.79
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	162.02
Aug 15, 2017	IDA-49610	Int Charges	162.02
Jun 15, 2017	IBRD-80680	Loan Repay	709,060.00
Jun 15, 2017	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	242,098.88
Sep 13, 2018	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	-20,654,700.00
Sep 13, 2018	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	20,654,700.00
Jun 15, 2018	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	276,682.47
Jun 15, 2018	IBRD-80680	Loan Repay	723,580.00
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,650.14
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,650.14
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	403.02
Feb 15, 2018	IDA-49610	Int Charges	403.02
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49610	Int Charges	6,482.83
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49610	Int Charges	6,482.83
Aug 27, 2013	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	451,972.03
Aug 26, 2013	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	1,003,530.10
Sep 6, 2013	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	350,462.72
Sep 6, 2013	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	870,952.40
Nov 12, 2014	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	221,467.94
Nov 6, 2014	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	592,762.10
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	30.23
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	9,878.86
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	9,878.86
Dec 15, 2013	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	79,915.84
Feb 13, 2014	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	977,300.50
Feb 5, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	356,756.94
Sep 9, 2013	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	432,959.06
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,467.54
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-42090	Int Charges	4,467.54
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49610	Int Charges	834.54
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-49610	Int Charges	834.54
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-42090	Int Charges	50,906.62
Aug 15, 2013	IDA-42090	Int Charges	50,906.62
Aug 27, 2013	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	1,977,006.80
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	80.21
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	16,669.72
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	16,669.72
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	2,432.05
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	2,432.05
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	565,748.50
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	33,944.91
Aug 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	33,944.91
Aug 6, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	894,111.60
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	860.11
Jun 15, 2014	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	97,177.16
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	5,494.22
Dec 15, 2014	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	134,550.98
Jul 16, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	478,471.78
Dec 29, 2014	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	296,956.84
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	114.70
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	114.70
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	19,386.16
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	19,386.16
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Int Charges	29,460.09
Feb 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Int Charges	29,460.09
May 15, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	1,277,302.40
Apr 30, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	1,277,302.40
May 12, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	670,001.50
Apr 29, 2014	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	436,040.80
Apr 3, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	701,920.30
May 5, 2014	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	1,277,302.40
Dec 2, 2013	IDA-49610	Loan Disb	661,451.94
Dec 2, 2013	IBRD-80680	Loan Disb	1,968,461.50
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	228.68
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	33,965.70
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Int Charges	33,965.70
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	571,092.00
Feb 15, 2014	IDA-49610	Int Charges	30.23
Jun 15, 2015	IBRD-80680	Int Charges	139,472.66
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	17,934.38
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Loan Repay	501,412.40
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Int Charges	27,265.71
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-42090	Int Charges	27,265.71
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	345.13
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	345.13
Aug 15, 2015	IDA-49610	Int Charges	21,187.47

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2014-09-29
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2014-09-29
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2014-09-29
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2014-09-29
Counterpart Funding	Highly Satisfactory	2014-09-29
Project Management	Satisfactory	2014-09-29
Procurement	Satisfactory	2014-09-29

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 09-30-2015
Outcomes
Risk to Development Outcome	Substantial
Bank Performance
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 01-05-2017	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Negligible	N/a
Bank Performance	Unsatisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Substantial	N/a
M&e Quality	Negligible	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Increased number of judges, all selected using new more objective selection procedures.	Value	No new judges selected using new procedures	81%. Following restructuring and extension, the en	At least 75% of new judges selected using new proc
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

User confidence	Value	No baseline survey on court user satisfaction cond	79%. According to the final survey results, the sa	At least 20% improvement in overall satisfaction w
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Improve Judicial Training to Raise Level of Professional Performance Value 0.00 80.00 80.00
Date June 30, 2006 December 31, 2013 December 31, 2014
Comment

Enhanced public access to legal and judicial information available	Value	No regional legal information centers or informati	Legal information Centers in Baku and Guba cities	At least 3 functioning regional legal information
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Increased efficiency in court operations Value 100.00 0.00 110.00
Date June 30, 2006 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

% of professional staff in MoJ accessing and using IT based resource management system (RMS) Value Less than 5% 100 At least 50%
Date June 30, 2006 December 31, 2014 December 31, 2014
Comment

Sufficiency of physical infrastructure	Value	0 courts constructed and rehabilitated	Construction of at 3 more locations, which include	11 courts constructed/rehabilitated
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Modernization of notaries and registries	Value	New law on registries passed but no locations auto	e-Notary pilot in limited locations was piloted (c	Notary operations in the piloted regions will be a
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Enforcement of Court Judgments	Value	90 days to enforce court decisions based on contra	Recommendations package regarding the analysis of	At least 20% reduction in time for court decision
	Date	December 29, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Improve Judicial Training to Raise Level of Professional Performance	Value	0.00	80.00	80.00
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2013	December 31, 2014
	Comment

Increased efficiency in court operations	Value	100.00	0.00	110.00
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment

% of professional staff in MoJ accessing and using IT based resource management system (RMS)	Value	Less than 5%	100	At least 50%
	Date	June 30, 2006	December 31, 2014	December 31, 2014
	Comment