ISLAMABAD, May 4: The law, justice and human rights ministry has finalized recommendations for undertaking judicial and legal reforms with technical assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

The report said that in light of the implementation of the ADB’s access to justice loan of $150 million, the Federal Judicial Academy (FJA) should assist the leadership of the judiciary to develop a series of training seminars to build the capacity of the system to manage the reforms.

The report said the judicial leaders in each province should consider hosting meetings to discuss public perceptions of the judiciary. For the judicial system to achieve a level of public confidence and support for its operations, it should begin a process of interaction with the community it served, it proposed.

Meetings should be held to increase the awareness of the concern regarding the perception of the administration of justice.

It said there were public perceptions of corruption concerning the administration of justice. The leadership of the judicial system must confront this perception and take considerate steps to address it, the report said.

It said purchasing of supplies and appointment of attorneys were among are areas where there may be perceptions of corruption and steps could be taken to address the concerns. The critical point was to establish a linkage between performance and expectations outside the immediate context of the judicial system, it said.

It said the FJA, working with the high courts, should convene a gathering of the registrars and other supervising district judges in each province to identify areas of the administration of justice where there were possibilities for improving the perception of the administration of justice.