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ACTIVITY |
TIMEFRAME
2005-2006 |
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Apr-05 |
May-05 |
Jun-05 |
Jul-05 |
Aug-05 |
Sep-05 |
Oct-05 |
Nov-05 |
Dec-05 |
Jan-06 |
Feb-06 |
Mar-06 |
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Project
start up and
organizational activities to include: Purchase
of equipment, setting up internet access, acquisition of primary
materials,including legal acts, establishing communication, generating
a
database of stakeholders, including courts, the judicial management
body, legal
experts, selected NGOs, academicians, etc. |
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B
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Participation
at the IFP seminars*
for 2005-2006 fellows |
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C
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Website
development and
maintenance |
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D
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Project
reporting** |
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Interim
Progress Report |
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Final Report |
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| Phase I |
CURRENT
SITUATION ASSESSMENT |
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1.1
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Situation
Analysis to include: |
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(a)
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Review of
the legal framework
governing the judiciary, including regulations and decrees on courts
administration, management, and judicial budgeting in Armenia |
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(b)
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Review of
the relevant
legislation on public/state service in other branches of government, in
terms
of personnel management and budgeting issues. |
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(c)
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Select
courts of general
jurisdiction as primary stakeholders |
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Initiate
meetings and
discussions with the selected courts staff [non-judicial management
staff] |
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Gap
Analysis. Assessment of
current de-facto practices in the selected courts in line with the
in-depth
analysis of the policies and procedures (de jure). |
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1.2
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Public
Survey to include: |
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(a)
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Questionnaire
development |
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Survey
organization |
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Analyze and
summarize survey
results |
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| Phase II |
BENCHMARKING
AND COMPARISON |
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2.1
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Research and
study materials
on experience and best practices of selected countries |
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2.2
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Comparison
and analysis of the
Armenian court management and administration practices with the
international
benchmarks and models |
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| Phase III |
DEVELOPMENT
OF POLICY AND
RECOMMENDATIONS |
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3.1
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Preparation
of the draft
papers and the Action Plan |
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3.2
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Discussion
of recommendations
and policy with stakeholders |
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3.3
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Finalization
of the documents |
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| Phase IV |
PUBLICATIONS |
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4.1
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Drafting and
publication of
newspaper articles |
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4.2
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Development,
design and
publication of a user-friendly court guide |
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| ** Dates of
Fellow seminars
are obtained from the IPF website. |
| ** Timing
for the progress
reports is obtained from the IPF website, Fellow Reporting Guidelines. |