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Strengthening Foundations for Improved Justice Service Delivery

Abstract*

The proposed project aims to improve access to and resilience of selected justice services by improving both the downstream service delivery directly to users as well as strengthening key aspects of the sector’s upstream management of its resources. The proposed project will support targeted reforms and investments to strengthen justice sector institutions’ management of the sector’s resources and establish key building blocks for the shift towards...

* The project abstract is drawn from the PAD, SAR or PGD and may not accurately reflect the project's current nature

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Development Objective

To improve access to and the resilience of selected justice services.

Key Details

Project Details

  • P178599

  • Active

  • Fanny Weiner , Megha Mukim, Emmaline Burduja

  • Romania

  • Romania

  • June 6, 2022

  • (as of board presentation)

    June 15, 2023

  • January 12, 2024

  • US$ 100.00 million

  • Ministry of Justice

  • Europe and Central Asia

  • 2023

  • US$ 109.80 million

  • N/A

  • January 15, 2024

  • December 31, 2030

  • No

  • BANK APPROVED

  • Notes

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

No data available.
Financier Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 109.80

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment 109.80
IDA Commitment N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment 109.80
Lending Instrument
Grant Amount N/A
Total Project Cost** 100.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of March 31, 2025

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Financier Approval Date Closing Date Principal Disbursed Repayments Interest, Charges & Fees

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period Financier Transaction Type Amount (US$)
Feb 15, 2024 IBRD-95490 Fee Charges 268,400.00
Jun 15, 2023 IBRD-95490 Loan Commitment 109,800,000.00

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name Review Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory 2024-12-18
Financial Management Satisfactory 2024-12-18
Monitoring and Evaluation Satisfactory 2024-12-18
Procurement Satisfactory 2024-12-18
Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory 2024-12-18
Project Management Satisfactory 2024-12-18

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Percentage of parties receiving legal aid services compared to the overall number of parties (including disaggregation by gender)ValueCurrently available data are limited to the amountsame as baselineTBD based on baseline
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Percentage of the Bucharest Tribunal’s archives which have been digitalizedValuePaper-based archiving system; scanning pilot undersame as baseline100 percent of Bucharest tribunal's archives digit
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Percentage of claims made for selected justice services in FICs served by user-centric one-stop shops compared to total claims for those servicesValueNot known. FICs to be selected in year 1, baselineBaseline TBDTBD based on baseline
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Percentage of FICs implementing business continuity plans to respond to unexpected events (including climate change induced naturaldisasters)Value0 percentsame as baseline100 percent
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATORBASELINECURRENTTARGET
  • Development and implementation of expanded framework for legal aid provisionValueDated legal framework with limited scope and vacuusame as baselineRoll-out of updated framework for legal aid across
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Development and approval of Digital Strategy for Justice Sector and its action planValueNo consolidated digital strategy for the justice ssame as baselineUpdated Year 6 targets for strategy met
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Percentage of the grievances submitted to the GRM established by the project that are addressed following the mechanism’s proceduresValue0.000.00100.00
    DateNovember 14, 2022August 31, 2023June 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Management tools for legal aidValueAd-hoc system under MOJsame as baselineLegal aid managed by MOJ within new RMS module, wi
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Roll-out of digital archivingValuePaper-based archiving system; scanning pilot undersame as baselineDigitalization of 100 percent of the Bucharest tri
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Development of a user-centric service delivery model for justice service provisionValueNo model for user-centric service provisionsame as baselineModel operating in 2 district courts
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Number of business continuity plansValueNo business continuity plans in placesame as baselineBusiness continuity plans have been developed and
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Opening of User-Centric One-Stop ShopsValue0same as baseline1 new one-stop shop opened (bringing total operati
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Issuance of memorandums of understanding on coordination by the Working Group for the Justice Sector StrategyValueWorking Group not operationalsame as baselineWorking Group meeting twice a year, and has issued
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Design of consolidated Justice District in BucharestValuePrepared project-specific detailed urban plan (PUDsame as baselineFinal (construction-ready) design documents comple
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment
  • Number of courts modernizedValue6same as baseline13 courts modernized (7 under the project)
    DateNovember 30, 2022August 31, 2023September 30, 2030
    Comment