Throughout Europe, judicial systems are under an increasing societal and political strain to increase the speed of proceedings, to improve their organisational functioning, and to pay attention to the media and the public. As a consequence European governments have recognized the necessity to invest in their judicial systems, since they perform a growing role in the democratic life and an essential task in upholding the rule of law This difficult challenge of change can not be left only to the juridical professionals that traditionally have the domain on judicial systems. The contribution of...
Throughout Europe, judicial systems are under an increasing societal and political strain to increase the speed of proceedings, to improve their organ...
This volume was prepared for publication jointly by the Division for Public Economics and Public Administration (DPEPA) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS), which has its headquarters in Brussels. It is a follow-up to the Expert Group Meeting on Managing Diversity in the Civil Service organized by DPEPA and held on 3rd and 4th May 2001, at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The meeting was arranged in the context of the Year of Dialogue among Civilizations and attended by scholars and...
This volume was prepared for publication jointly by the Division for Public Economics and Public Administration (DPEPA) of the United Nations Departme...
The papers included in this publication represent windows through which others can view candid debates and discussions by Chinese scholars and public servants about current, pressing issues challenging their national and local governments. The papers address a wide range of challenging issues-from the design of training for the Chinese civil service to experiments with marketing and mixed economies, responsiveness of government to citizens, how to carry on "the democracy experiment" in China, transparency and openness in government, building rule of law, autonomy of local governments, and...
The papers included in this publication represent windows through which others can view candid debates and discussions by Chinese scholars and public ...