Presentation by Diana Urbano made at the OECD Global Policy Roundtable on Equal Access to Justice, 27 March 2019. For more information see www.oecd.org/gov/equal-access-to-justice-oecd-expert-roundtable-portugal-2019.htm

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2. Gloria Alonso
Directora General DNP
Towards people-
centred justice
pathways: making
policy change
happen
National Department of Planning - Colombia
Lisbon, March 2019.

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The legal needs module was included in the Quality of Life Survey
The Quality of Life Survey is a nine module nationwide survey conducted since 1997
Quality
of Life
Survey
Socio-
demographic
Housing
and goods
Household
expenses
Access to
public
services
(utilities)
Health
and
education
Childcare
Labour
and
income
ICT
Legal
Needs
Modules of Colombia’s Quality of Life Survey

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Access to health care was the most declared legal need
The Colombia’s legal need module included 69 typologies of problems grouped in 15 categories
1. Healthcare
2. Family
3. Felonies
4. Neighbors
5. Public services
9,1%
8,7%
6. Debts
7. Armed Conflict
8. Labour
9. Housing
10. Environment
7,3%
3,4%
3,0%
2,8%
2,2%
23%
19%
14%
11. Private products
12. State
13. Land
14. Education
15. Discrimination
7,3%
3,4%
3,0%
2,8%
2,2%
6. Debts
8. Labour
9. Housing
10. Environment
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Access to Justice Index is a compound indicator with 6 dimensions
The dimensions were based on the American Bar Association A2J Assessment Tool document
Where legal needs emerge
1. Favorable
Environment
2. Legal Capability
3. Legal Assistance
5. Fair Procedure
4. Access to Institutions
6. Compliance with decisions
7. SDG 16
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10 out 24 indicators were calculated using 2016 LNS results
Education
Access to public information
Access to legal services
Perception of Justice services
Coverage of communication
services
Basic knowledge about rights
Public advocates presence
Decisions or agreements
reached
Coverage of internet
Knowledge about justice paths
Legal clinics presence
Judicial operators distribution
Time between municipalities
Investment in divulgation of
rights
Potential of Probono
assistance
Judicial operators efficacy
Quality of legal operators
Enforcement of decisions or
agreements
Gender’s gap in legal needs
satisfaction
Confidence construction
Met legal needs
Due process guarantee
Number of judicial hearings
postponed
Enforcement solicitudes to
judiciary decisions
2016 Legal Needs Survey results 2015 Political Culture Survey Administrative data
National Department of Planning - Colombia

7. 77
Each region has different needs to improve access to justice
The score of a dimension is the average of its normalized variables in a 0 to 10 scale
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8. 88
Assess the links between multidimensional poverty and access to justice
The multi-dimensional poverty index measures families’ privations in education, employment,
childhood, health and access to household services
Quindio
San Andrés
Bogotá
Boyacá
Antioquia
Caquetá
Valle
TotalCasanare
Chocó
Amazonas
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 6.5 7.0
Multi-dimensionalpovertyindex(2005)
(Alowerscoreisbetter)
Effective Access to Justice Index (2017) (A higher score is better)
Access to Justice Index (horizontal) vs MPI (vertical)
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