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US judges
assist judiciary
Accra, Oct. 10, Ghanadot/GNA - A team of
American judges and students from the Fordham University Law
School on Friday arrived in Accra as part of a one-week
Ghana-US judicial exchange programme.
The visit, the first of its kind to be undertaken by
American judges to engage in a training session with their
Ghanaian counterparts, is part of the continuing training
programme for the Ghanaian judiciary.
The one-week long meetings and workshops would focus on
three main areas including judicial ethics, case management
and judicial education.
Ms Justice Ann Williams, a judge of the US Court of Appeals,
speaking to the media at the La Beach Hotel, said the
training had been designed purposely to assist the Ghanaian
judiciary promote a judicial culture of accountability and
excellence.
She said the team, as part of the training, would review
court files, administrative procedures and judicial
practices to assess how judges could be more effective in
managing their dockets and how court administrative
personnel could facilitate these efforts.
Ms Williams said the training would also ensure that judges
constantly updated themselves to enhance the justice
delivery system.
Ms Barbara J. Rothstein, Director, Federal Judicial Centre,
said the training would enable the US team to share their
experiences with their Ghanaian counterparts.
She said programmes and instructional resources would be
developed to incorporate case management training into the
Ghanaian judicial training curriculum.
Ms Rothstein said the US team would also work with a number
of Ghanaian judge-educators to enhance their knowledge with
developing and delivering educational programmes and
materials.
She stressed the need for judges to keep to their deadlines
and prepare their cases on time to ensure effective justice
delivery system.
Professor Paolo Galizzi, Director Leitner Centre, Fordham
University Law School, said training judges on judicial
ethics, case management and judicial education was crucial
for effective justice system.
He said the long delay in resolving cases at the courts was
not peculiar to Ghana and that the US judiciary faced
similar problems.
GNA
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