Badilag’s Justice for All Appreciated

AND JUSTICE FOR ALL: DG of Badilag, Wahyu Widiana (left), enthusiastically explaining the efforts of religious courts in implementing Justice for All, while Lisa Noor Humaidah, Matt Stephens and Syarif from the World Bank seriously listening.

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Directorate General of Religious Courts Body in the Supreme Court of Indonesia receives appreciation from the World Bank for the effort to realize Justice for All in the country. The appreciation was directly conveyed by the delegation of the World Bank (WB) to the DG of Badilag, Wahyu Widiana, when the delegation visited him in his office Tuesday afternoon (27/7/2010).

“Under your leadership, we have seen an impressive development of the continuous efforts that religious courts have been undertaking to implement Access to Justice and Justice for the Poor programs. We want to learn from the success of religious courts in the efforts to guarantee wider access to justice for the poor,” Matt Stephens from the WB told DG of Badilag.

Matt Stephens was a Governance Adviser of the World Bank in the Philippines who is now pulled back to Indonesia to work with his colleagues at the Indonesia’s WB. He came to Badilag, accompanied by Lisa Noor Humaidah, Women’s Legal Empowerment Manager the World Bank of Indonesia, and Syarif, a member of WB partnership.

Cate Sumner:

Three Services Needed by Most Court Clients

SERIOUS TALKING: Cate Sumner (left) seriously talking with DG of Badilag Wahyu Widiana and Executive Adviser of FCoA Leisha Lister.

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Thousands of court clients interviewed in a research conducted by AusAID and NGO PEKKA recently said they need at least three things that religious courts should clarify in terms of public service.

Cate Sumner, Adviser of IAJPT-AusAID, made this statement when visiting East Jakarta Religious Court on Thursday afternoon (22/7/2010). Cate visited the court with her Australian colleague, Anne Wallace from University of Canberra.

“First, they need clarity on court fees that should be paid to the courts. The use and the details of court fees should be made clear. The courts should also clarify if the clients can refund the balance (if any) of court fees they pay when filing their cases,” Cate said.

Use Technology for Court Innovation

Anne Wallace (second left) delivering public lecture on Court Innovation and Technology at the office of Badilag. She was accompanied by DG of Badilag, Wahyu Widiana (leftmost) and Leisha Lister from FCoA (rightmost). 

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Technology can be used as a force for change in courts. Technology can also be made as a signifier of innovation and a tool for the well-trained analytical mind.

Those statements were made by Anne Wallace, assistant professor from University of Canberra, who with Leisha Lister, Executive Adviser of the Family Court of Australia, gave a speech on Court Innovation and Technology at the office of Directorate General of Religious Courts Body in Jakarta on Thursday (22/7/2010).

Speaking before the leaderships and representatives of Religious Courts from Jakarta and the surrounding, Anne Wallace emphasized the involvement of all elements in courts, especially judges, to bring about innovation in the judiciary.

Chief Justice Harifin A. Tumpa

We Need National Strategy to Help the Poor to Access to Justice

Chief Justice, the Honorable Harifin A. Tumpa, delivering his keynote speech on the Launching of Survey Results on Access to Justice hosted by PEKKA, AusAID and FCoA.

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Chief Justice, the Honorable Harifin A. Tumpa, said a national strategy is needed to assist the poor and marginalized to have a wide access to justice. “Poor people face significant barriers to bring their cases to court,” Chief Justice said Monday (19/7/2010) on the Launching of the Report of Survey Results on Access to Justice, in Jakarta.

The launching was hosted by PEKKA (Perempuan Kepala Keluarga), a national NGO concerned with empowering women, in collaboration with AusAID and the Family Court of Australia.

“Apart from court fees, the poor also find it difficult to cope with high transportation costs to come to court. Therefore, a national strategy to help them access to justice needs to be established,” he said.