KP Judicial Academy Briefing cjp visit 18 april 18

1. KP Judicial Academy
Briefing to
hon’ble the Chief Justice of Pakistan
Dr Khurshid Iqbal,
Director General/
District & Sessions Judge

2. Establishment
• Established in early 2012
– The KP Judicial Academy Act
• Objective
– To impart training to
• judicial officers and
• personnel of all justice sector actors
– To develop their capacity, professional competence and
ethical standards for efficient dispensation of justice
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3. Motto: Quranic inspiration
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I desire naught save reform so far as I am able. My welfare is only in
Allah. In Him I trust and unto Him I turn (repentant).
[Al-Quran, Surah-e-Hud, from Ayah 88]

4. Governance
• Board of Governors
• The Chairman & the Vice-Chairman: HCJ and
senior puisne Judge, PHC
• Director General
• Committees
– Key committees
• Academic
• Research & Publications
• Financial management
• Administrative
• IT & Media
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5. Trainings
Participant No. of Participants
Judges 2220
Prosecutors 200
Lawyers 965
Court staff 700
Journalists 25
FATA Adm Officers 41
Public Information Officers 231
KPJA Staff 48
Others 150
Total 4580
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6. Strategic Plan
• Vision
• Promotion of the Rule of Law through capacity
building of the justice sector institutions to
dispense inexpensive and expeditious justice,
according to public requirements and needs in the
ideological state
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7. Vision...
• Rule of Law
– No one above law and all are equal before law, and
laws to be promulgated in consonance with the social
norms having ideological foundation
• Inexpensive and Expeditious Justice
– Natural and basic requirement of a society, reflected in
our constitution
• Ideology-based Society
– Ideology is the unifying force driving the society towards
their common cherished destination; ideological base
harmonizes law with social norms and ensures its
natural enforcement
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8. Mission Statement
Our mission is continuous professional development
through capacity building, professional competence
and inculcation of ethical standards in the personnel of
the justice sector institutions through training and
development, research and development and mutual
cooperation and coordination amongst those working
for the promotion of judicial education.
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9. Key objectives
• Training Needs Assessment
– TNA 1: Judges, court staff and other justice sector actors
– TNA 2: Justice service users’ perspective
• Curriculum Designing
– Promotions: SCJs, AD& SJs, DSJs, specialized laws
• Training of Trainers
– At least 12 Judicial Officers followed by more
• Trainings
– Pre-service as well as in-service refresher courses, including e-
learning
• Research: 3 strands
– Training-linked
– Justice system-linked
– Interdisciplinary
• Coordination, cooperation
– Conferences, seminars, etc
– Linkages at home & abroad
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10. Approach to Judicial education
• Judicial ownership
– The Chief Justice and judges of the Peshawar High
Court own and lead the Academy’s judicial
education plan
• Judge-led training and faculty development
– Faculty is judge-led composed of professional
educators and judges (core); support by ToT
• Court- and judge-specific courses
– Trainings target the distinctive needs of courts, enhance
competence, professional development and ethical
standards; and address public expectations

11. Approach...
• Pragmatic and holistic curricula
– Devises curricula that seeks to meet the objective of
effective justice service delivery by focusing on
knowledge, skill and attitude and link with career
progression
• In-house and local delivery
– Training both inside the Academy and at the workplace
• Use of ICT
– Enhanced cross cutting use of ICT including e-learning
– Already installed: a video link facility—zoom

12. Training in progress
• Pre-Service Training
– 41 newly recruited civil judges/JMs/Alaqa Qazis
– 03 month duration (first of its kind)
– Curriculum
• Manuals 2015 Pre-service training manual
• Case court management, substantive & procedural laws
• Graded training
– Trainees are to be evaluated

13. Objectives of Training
• To deepen the trainees knowledge of jurisprudence and universal
principles of justice
• To help the trainees develop judicial temperament reflecting
judicial ethical values
• To enable the trainees understand substantive and procedural
laws properly
• To inculcate in the trainees judicial decision making and opinion
writing skills
• To impart to the trainees skills for efficient and effective
communication
• To enable the trainees learn and keep high moral standards by
observing of moral virtues, professional ethics, team building and
avoiding all sins and vices
• To develop in the trainees the concepts of “Fear of Allah (SWT)”
and “Ultimate Accountability of judges/Qazis on the Day of
Judgement”

14. Infrastructure
• New site
– Proposed in Regi Model Town
– Initially 150 Kanal offered, later cut to 95 Kanal
– Payment outstanding: Rs. 237.5 million
• Present premises
– Not meant for Academy
– Not fit for long duration training
– Lacking in proper lecture theatre, library, IT room, etc
– Lacking in recreation and sports facilities
• Expectations
– Waiting for positive response from provincial govt.

15. Distinctions
• TNA and Pre-and Post-Evaluation system
– Initial one done in 2012
– Focused on all justice sector personnel
– Fresh TNA being planned for Judicial Officers, court staff and public expectations from
judiciary
– Evaluation model 2016 in place (Kirkpatrick model)
– Plan to strengthen existing evaluation model
• Lawyers’ Training from Balochistan
– Young lawyers training from KP as well as Balochistan
– Designed on basis of a TNA
• Research
– Research Wing, 2014
– Plan to strengthen Research Wing
• Radio Meezan FM 96.6
– Established 2013
– An FM radio channel; a non-profit entity
– Aims: Public information and awareness about the legal and judicial system
– Catchment area is 50 kilometres, which means in and around the city of Peshawar
• Degree award status
– In 2015, the HEC has conferred the status
– Not yet any degree course in law
– A long term future plan

16. Thank You
Q&A
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