The IDB and judicial reformUnder its $22.2 million loan for the Program to Support the Reform of the Justice System, approved in 1996, the IDB is helping to finance several aspects of El Salvador’s ongoing reform. These include judicial training, a program to renovate and expand facilities for reeducating juvenile delinquents, and projects to strengthen administration and planning. The importance that Latin American countries are giving to judicial reform is evident from the number who have requested idb loans for this sector in recent years. In addition to El Salvador, the IDB is helping to finance judicial reform programs in countries including Costa Rica, Colombia, Panama, Honduras, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic, Peru, Argentina, Uruguay and Bolivia. In other countries, such as Ecuador, Paraguay and Venezuela, the IDB is financing technical assistance for the judicial sector. In numerous additional countries in the region, including Brazil, Chile and Nicaragua, the Bank is funding the development of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. For more information on the IDB’s judicial reform projects, search the Bank’s website at www.iadb.org. |