{"id":18167,"date":"2023-09-13T09:49:38","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T09:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiil.org\/?p=18167"},"modified":"2023-09-13T09:58:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T09:58:23","slug":"from-challenges-to-successes-four-levers-to-enhance-the-enabling-environment-for-people-centred-justice-innovation-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiil.org\/fr\/news\/from-challenges-to-successes-four-levers-to-enhance-the-enabling-environment-for-people-centred-justice-innovation-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"From challenges to successes: Four levers to enhance the enabling environment for people-centred justice innovation in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Lack of access to justice is a broad societal problem that touches all of us: Being able to resolve justice problems and receive fair outcomes, irrespective of wealth and status, is a cornerstone of a peaceful and prosperous society. Yet, organising this universal access to justice remains a challenge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his report, \u2018Our Common Agenda<\/a>\u2019, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres concludes that \u201cMany justice systems deliver only for the few\u201d. In July 2023, he launched his new Vision on the Rule of Law<\/a>, with the vision for \u201ca peaceful, prosperous and just world, governed by the rule of law and human rights, with people at its centre\u201d. Similar challenges and opportunities are recognised in the National Policy on Justice of Nigeria<\/a>, which states that \u201cjustice delivery falls short of the expectation of Nigerians\u201d and encourages improvement through improved sectoral coordination that caters to people\u2019s needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve the ambitious goals set in the strategies and in SDG 16<\/a>, a new concept is emerging globally as well as in Nigeria: people-centred justice, a programming approach that builds on data and innovation. Data allows the programming to focus on the right priorities by knowing the needs and experiences of people. The innovation part focuses on creating justice delivery models that can improve the wider justice system so that people can use the system more easily and with greater empowerment. The goal is to co-design legal and justice services that involve providers and (potential) users and improve through feedback, learning, and people\u2019s increased understanding and ability to contribute to the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The policy brief \u2018From challenges to successes: Four levers to enhance the enabling environment for people-centred justice innovation in Nigeria\u2019 discusses recommendations that can support enhancing an enabling environment for justice innovation. It brings forward the experiences of seven Nigerians from the justice innovation space, from private to public sector innovators and decision-makers, who have pioneered people-centred justice innovation in their respective States. They all agree that people-centred justice is essential to improving current justice delivery models in Nigeria and that an enabling environment for people-centred justice comprises elements from financial, regulatory and legal regimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To achieve this favourable enabling environment for innovative people-centred justice, the policy brief proposes the following recommendations: <\/p>\n\n\n\n