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CJ plans 300 laptops for judiciary
Accra, Dec. 28, Ghanadot/GNA - The Chief Justice, Mrs.
Justice Georgina Theodora Wood on Friday announced plans to
provide laptop computers to the three hundred members of the
judiciary within the shortest possible time.
She said the plans were in line with her vision to
strengthen the capacity of the judiciary to carry out its
work of administering and delivering justice more
efficiently.
Mrs. Justice Georgina Wood announced this when she received
thirteen laptop computers valued at GH¢ 14,352 from the
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Accra.
The Laptops are to be used by the thirteen Justices of the
Supreme Court as part of the Judicial Service's Automation
Programme to enhance efficiency and the quick delivery of
justice.
She commended the UNDP for their timely support, which she
said, would go along way to assist the justices in the
efficient discharge of their duties.
She said in this modern era where the Supreme Court and the
Court of Appeal rely more on written advocacy than oral
arguments, courtroom hearings are no longer really time
consuming or taxing.
She said real task of judges commences after court hearings,
studying the court record and doing the necessary research
that judges must begin to translate into their judgments.
Mr Shigheki Komatsubara, Deputy UNDP Representative in Ghana
who made the presentation said the Judicial Service (JS) had
a constitutional responsibility of interpreting the law and
protecting the rights of citizens.
He said however, the realization of this mandate is
challenged by capacity constraints that the service faces
resulting notably in congestion in the courts and its
associated delays and access to legal remedies.
He said in line with the GPRS II and the United Nations
Development Assistance Framework agreed upon with the
Government of Ghana, the UNDP through its Country Programme
Action Plan had supported the JS, Ministry of Justice and
Office of the Attorney General, Legal Aid Scheme, Commission
on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and Civil
Society Organizations to ensure effective delivery of
justice and the uphold of the rule of law in Ghana.
GNA
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