In a big transfer in direction of enhancing the operational effectivity and accountability of the Jamaican judicial system, Chief Justice, Hon. Bryan Sykes, has introduced that the Worldwide Group of Standardization (ISO) certification is being actively pursued for sure processes throughout the courts.
In an interview with JIS Information, Chief Justice Sykes defined the rationale behind this initiative and its potential impression on the Jamaican judiciary.
Elevating the bar to worldwide requirements
Chief Justice Sykes emphasised the significance of adhering to worldwide requirements, stating that the ISO certification would compel the courts to doc their processes, make them public, and implement inside oversight.
“So, you’ll have to exhibit that over time you aren’t solely appearing in accordance along with your said requirements however within the occasion that shortcomings are recognized, then you need to exhibit that you’re truly engaged on and enhancing these shortcomings. By the top of 2024 we should always see improved service supply from all our courts,” he additional mentioned.
The Chief Justice expressed optimism concerning the final result, stating that by the top of 2024, there needs to be improved service supply from all of the courts.
Worldwide Consortium for courtroom excellence
In a parallel effort to boost the effectivity and high quality of the Jamaican judicial system, Chief Justice Sykes revealed that the Jamaican judiciary has joined the Worldwide Consortium for Court docket Excellence.
This transfer signifies a dedication to benchmarking towards world requirements and fostering collaboration with courts from numerous authorized methods worldwide.
Chief Justice Sykes highlighted the advantages of this worldwide partnership, saying, “So, each from a qualitative standpoint and from a quantitative standpoint we will likely be benefiting from the interplay with courts from totally different authorized methods, totally different elements of the world, and consequently, what we’re doing is holding ourselves accountable by assembly worldwide requirements.”
Knowledge-driven enchancment and accountability
To safe membership within the Worldwide Consortium for Court docket Excellence, Chief Justice Sykes shared that an inside survey of the Jamaican judiciary was carried out to determine a baseline of its efficiency.
He defined the following steps, stating that “The areas that want enchancment, we now have to develop and submit a plan of enchancment to the organisation, after which in case you are accepted as a member… you need to exhibit, with knowledge, that you’re truly addressing the areas of weak point that the survey recognized.”.
A promising 12 months forward
Chief Justice Sykes expressed his optimism about the way forward for the Jamaican judicial system, emphasizing the continued dedication to enchancment in 2024.
