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• Effective and Accountable Judicial Administration by David A. Jackson and Matia Vannoni
• Measuring the Efficiency of Brazilian Courts from 2006 to 2008 by Luciana Yeung and Paulo Furquim de Azevedo 
• Mediative–Conciliation: A new vista in Alternative Dispute Resolution by David A. Jackson
• The Alarming Situation of the Council of Europe: The Protection of Human Rights in Europe at Risk by Andrés Zaragoza
• The Dark Sides of the US Model of Judicial Selection by Fabian Zhilla
• The 2007 Egyptian Judicial Reform and its Efficiency Implications on First Instance Courts by Nora Elbialy, Miguel A. García-Rubio and Ahmed Zaki 
  

Solutions : 

• The criminal justice strenghtening programme in South Africa 
• Lagos multi-door courthouse system in Nigeria
• National Judiciary Informatics System in Turkey
• Bronx community solutions for non-violent offenses in the USA 
• Recorded Interview Transcription in the UK 
  

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• Victim Support Survey Analysis by Chiara Donadelli
• Access to data as the condicio sine qua non of access to justice: the European e-Justice Strategy by Matia Vannoni
• Infovictims Project by Carmen Rasquete and Frederico Moyano Marques
• A model for victim support services in rural settings by Tony Waters
• Victim re-empowerment in South Africa by Chiara Donadelli
• Finding the way forward to take consumer protection to a more international level: the EU example by Nina Laurinkari
• Microjustice: A collaborative tool by Robert Porter and Jobien Monster
• MASKA: Supporting Family Reunification and Asylum Seekers in Southern Sweden by Ali Salehi
• An innovative justice solution for child victims of abuse and their caregivers: Children's Advocacy Centres in the Canadian Context by Alison Boyes 

Solutions:

• Upholding the Rule of Law via Public Defenders in China
• Mosaic Court Support Desk in South Africa
• Mobile Election Monitors identified in Nigeria
• Access through Technology in the USA
• Treatment of Rape Cases by the Crown Prosecution Service in the UK
• Women and access to Justice in Ecuador

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• Environmental justice: Survey Analysis by Tim Ghilain 
• Environmental justice and International private law: new potential with Rome II? by Marc-Antoine Carreira Da Cruz
• The Aarhus Convention and access to justice for environmental NGOs before courts in the EU: good news with a bitter aftertaste by Mariolina Eliantonio
• The Role of the Court of Justice in Environmental Justice as a Third Generation Human Right by Lidia Iancu and Tim Ghilain
• The Case for an International Court for the Environment by Stephen Hockman QC
• Concurrent Evidence by Peter McClellan
• Intergenerational environmental justice: tackling a democratic deficit with Ombusdpersons for future generations by Maja Göpel
• Environmental justice and the bridge between activism and science by Nick Meynen and Leah Temper 
• Women Pave the Path toward a Sustainable Future by Yifat Susskind
• The Landscape of Poverty : An argument in favour of empowering impoverished communities to become agents of environmental justice by Angel Gonzalez and Roberta Viviani
• Mobilising Local Communities against Degradation in Abuja, Nigeria: On the Frontline of Environmental Justice and Defence of Lives and Livelihoods by George Akor and Priscilla Achakpa
• Biocultural Community Protocols : Bridging the Gap Between Customary, National and International Law by Mikey Salter and Johanna Von Braun

Solutions:

• Reaching non traditional stakeholders  
• Environmental awareness
• Gauteng environmental management inspectorate
• The Austrian environmental Senate



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• Upholding children’s rights in the judicial system: An NGO’s experience of working for juvenile justice in Cambodia by Ellen Travers
• A worldwide ban on Female Genital Mutilation by Ilwad Elmi
• Youth diversion in England and Wales by Stephen Moffatt
• The relevance of Restorative Justice in the context of Juvenile Justice by Dan Manolescu
• Effectius Juvenile Justice Survey 2011 by Stephen Moffatt

Solutions:

• The David Olds Nurse Home Visitation Programme to prevent juvenile delinquency
• Hull Youth Diversion Pilot Scheme
• The Neuköllner Modell on fast procedures and enhanced cooperation in juvenile justice
• Missouri Juvenile Corrections Model

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• Reflections on the Effectius solution collection and qualification methodology by Nina Laurinkari
  
  
• Developments in Philippine: Access to Environmental Justice by Risa Halagueña
  
  
• Enhancing Justice Effectiveness in Terms of Land Rights in Cambodia. An
  NGO Project to Raise Awareness on People’s Rights Through Creative Media by Letizia Dell'Asin
  
  

• Can Social Network Services be an alternative to traditional justice? by Dan Manolescu

• Class action lawsuit: a potential best practice by Eugenio Quintieri
  
  
• Improving access to justice for the most vulnerable: solutions for immigrant communities by Ludovica Bello
  
  
• The use of human rights standards to assess the fairness of solutions by Nina Laurinkari

Solutions:

• Decreasing recalls to prison through personality disorder impact teams
• Increasing Access to Justice through 'Immigration Advocates Network'
• Legal Orientation Program to inform immigrants about their rights

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We invite you to read the following articles and solutions from our contributors:

• Understanding and fighting epidemics of crime: a work in progress by Wilfried de Wever
• A potential use of crime statistics - measuring cost effectiveness of restorative justice programmes: a cross eye on the British and Canadian debate by Marc-Antoine Carreira Da Cruz
• Crime measurement around the globe: an Effectius survey of existing challenges and solutions in fifteen countries by Maurice van der Velden
• Related solution: Application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in crime analysis and geographic profiling in India  
• Related solution: Crime Reporting and Information System (CRIS) using Internet GIS in Thailand  
• Related solution: Crime Mapping and Reporting Solutions in the United Kingdom 
• Related solution: Cost Effective Crime Intelligence for Botswana Police Services with Elixir Report
• Related solution: Mapped crime statistics through Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) in the United States
• Related solution: Monitoring crime through a National Crime Victimisation Survey (NCVS) in the United States

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We invite you to read the following articles and solutions from our contributors:

• Transnational justice in Ex Yugoslavia: Peacekeeping or peacemaking? by Iulia Crisan 
• Points of Unity: The Human Dimension of Transitional Justice by Maryam Manteghi
• Transitional Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina: tiny steps forward by Maurice van der Velden
• Transitional justice and gender: Making the links between justice and peace building by Adetoun .O. Adejumo
• Related solution: Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission  
• Related solution: Inclusion and Management of Domestic Staff in International Tribunals in Cambodia

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We invite you to read the following articles and solutions from our contributors:

• Customary and Family law: a gender approach in Afghanistan by Xaviera Medina de Albrand

• Related solution: Access to Justice for Women and Children in South Africa
  

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We invite you to read the following solutions from our contributors

• From good practices to practice: the Effectius information platform by Maurice van der Velden

• Related solution: Effective Criminal Defence in Europe
  
• Related solution: The Restorative Justice Concept and Victim-Offender Mediation Practice
  
  
• Related solution: The Criminal Justice Network
  
  
• Related solution: Specialist Domestic Violence Court in West London Magistrates Court
  
  
• Related solution: The Bangalore Principles of Impartial Judgement
  
  
• Related solution: Peacekeeping Operations and Criminal Justice
  
  
• Good practice scenario: a fast track to solutions by Maurice van der Velden

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We invite you to read and download the following research articles from our contributors:

• Soft law in cyberspace by Marc-Antoine Carreira da Cruz
• ICT within the court in the e-justice era by Marco Velicogna
• Introducing the concept of e-justice in Europe by Napoleon Xanthoulis
• E-sanction in the international community by Iulia Crisan
• E-justice perspectives at the GCC by Wilfried de Wever
• Conference review after the Spanish EU Presidency by Mariana Lara

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We invite you to read and download the following research articles from our contributors:

• Developing indicators to monitor fundamental human rights by Wilfried de Wever
• Access to justice for all in South Africa during the World Cup by Anaïs Cencier
• Using transformative measures to address the exploitative working conditions of domestic workers in South Africa by Jim Nzonguma Mayua
• The Rights of Indigenous People: Efforts and Challenges in Latin America by Mariana Lara
• Principles of legality nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege: its role in the progressive positive law by Iulia Crisan
• The reform of the European Court of Human Rights by Tiffany Fortney
• The principle of the impartiality of judges by Wilfried de Wever
• Trade privileges in exchange of human rights protection by Elena Isac
• Data protection as a fundamental right by Dan Manolescu

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We invite you to read the following articles from our contributors:

• Terrorism and the Internet: how to combine freedom of expression and prevention of terrorism by Cristina Ganguzza
• Conference review: Counter-terrorism policies, media and justice by Liévine Prince
• The implications of the fight against terrorism on the right of protection of personal data by Elena Isac
• Joining terrorist groups in Afghanistan: the underlying reasons by Xaviera Medina de Albrand
• Fact sheet on terrorist attacks and the justice system in the EU by Liévine Prince
• The impact of terrorism on international trade by Daniel Dimov
• Innovation: Durable anti-fragmentation window glass by Nadiia Kotsiubailo
• Effectius Brussels’ screening of the 10 Tactics video enlivened debate on advocacy and communication by Tiffany Fortney

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We invite you to read the following articles, research papers and information platform items:

• Afghanistan: When gender inequality affects the right to health by Xaviera Medina de Albrand
• Practice: Spanish helpline for victims of domestic violence by Camino Mortera
• The effect of plural legal systems on international human rights law and practice by Adetoun .O. Ajetumo
• The challenge of gender equality in social media by Anaïs Cencier
• Review of the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee’s study on discrimination in Central and Eastern Europe by Pencho Ivanov
• Training course “To-Gender”: The Balkans and the EU embrace fighting prejudices and stereotypes through theatre by Marsida Çela

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We invite you to read the following contributions:

• Using ADR to reduce judicial corruption and the cost of accessing justice in Ghana by Senyo M. Adjabeng
• Conference Review: Annual Forum on Combating Corruption in the EU by Tiffany Fortney
• The Challenge of Corruption Measurement by Valerio Pisoni
  

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We invite you to read the following articles:

• Introduction to effective Justice by Hannah Nicholls
• A multi-skilled approach to justice expertise: Brussels Effectius Member Launch Event by Marc-Antoine Carreira da Cruz
• A Challenge: Discrimination against travellers’ communities in France by Mayliss Francois
• Upcoming event: Annual forum on combating corruption in the EU by Tiffany Fortney
• Effectius Interviews two liaison officers in the Effectius Italian team: Eleonora Scigliano and Josef Acquati Lozej