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03Applications

One methodology. Three conversations.

The same method addresses different decisions: an incoming government’s reform priorities, evidence of implementation for the European Commission and EU Delegations, and commercial justice risks for investors and development finance institutions. Each application uses a combination of Justice Audit products suited to the question.

Start with your question All two-page briefings

Underneath all threeSeeing how justice actually works. Measuring what needs to change.

  1. A/01 EU Accession Edition Measure implementation, not simply alignment. ProducesEU Accession Evidence Matrix and an institutional baseline Explore the EU Accession Edition
  2. A/02 Investment Edition Justice performance is part of the investment environment. ProducesA commercial justice baseline and a subnational risk picture Explore the Investment Edition
  3. A/03 Justice in 100 Days Find what can change now. ProducesA national Justice Snapshot and a 100-day action programme Explore Justice in 100 Days
01The conversations

Start with the question.

Each application begins with the question its audience brings to the table – and answers it with evidence of what is actually happening.

A curved council table with microphones in an empty chamber.
Commitment, then implementationA/01
A/01Facilitating EU accession

“How do you know that reforms associated with the acquis are changing institutional performance in practice?”

Justice Audit – EU Accession Edition. Measure implementation, not simply alignment.

  • Justice Snapshot
  • Justice Audit
  • Court Audit
Explore the EU Accession Edition
A container port: cranes over stacked containers, a city across the water.
The transactions justice protectsA/02
A/02Promoting investment and FDI

“What lies beneath the country’s headline rule-of-law score, and where does the justice system create – or reduce – investment risk?”

Justice Audit – Investment Edition. Justice performance is part of the investment environment.

  • Justice Snapshot
  • Justice Audit
  • Court Audit
Explore the Investment Edition
A capital city at first light, public buildings among the rooftops.
The first days of a mandateA/03
A/03Setting the reform agenda in the first 100 days

“What justice system have you inherited, what should you change first, and how will you demonstrate progress?”

Justice in 100 Days. Find what can change now.

  • Justice Snapshot
  • Prison Audit
  • Court Audit
Explore Justice in 100 Days
02Measuring change over time

Audit once. Measure again.

Justice Snapshot can repeat core indicators across all three applications. Measurements at agreed intervals show what has changed and where priorities need to be adjusted.

  • GovernmentsReform with evidence.
  • EU accessionDemonstrate implementation.
  • InvestmentUnderstand and reduce legal risk.
  1. 01 · Justice Audit

    Establish what is actually happening.

    The baseline: the whole chain, measured.

  2. 02 · Action

    Target the bottlenecks.

    An Action Matrix sequences priorities; a time-bound Roadmap sets responsibilities and measures of progress.

  3. 03 · Justice Snapshot

    Measure what changed.

    Core indicators repeated – and priorities adjusted.

  4. 04 · Outcome

    Better justice.

    • Stronger institutions
    • Lower legal risk
    • Greater confidence
03Built from

Four products underneath.

Each application draws on the four-product range, with the combination agreed around the problem.

Find the right product

→Start a conversation

Start with the question you are facing.

Start with a conversation about a specific problem. Choose the one closest to yours and tell us a little about your context.

  1. 01Could a Justice Audit work in your country?
  2. 02Planning justice reform in the first 100 days?
  3. 03Preparing for EU accession?
  4. 04Examining justice and the investment environment?
  5. 05Need to understand court backlog or prison overcrowding?