OGP works to expand responsiveness, accountability and inclusion into all systems of justice. Justice is an emerging area in open government with a growing number of potentially high impact commitments.
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Law impacts nearly every aspect of life, including health, employment, education, housing, and public safety. Yet opaque processes, unequal access, and discrimination create barriers. According to the World Justice Project, two thirds of the world’s population face some justice problem with disproportionate impacts on the marginalized and poor.
In high- and upper middle-income OGP countries, housing, consumer, and financial problems are the most common legal problems. In less affluent OGP countries, problems of basic documentation and services are significantly more common.
Expanding the role of open government in solutions requires broader engagement with the justice community at the national level, such as Ministries of Justice and at the ground level, including court systems and legal assistance organizations.
OGP is bringing together a coalition of members and civil society organizations to further this engagement, share best practices and develop new commitments. The open government community is also working collectively to exchange best practices in indicator development around Sustainable Development Goal 16.
OGP members that invest in building a fair and effective justice system will see returns impacting all OGP issues, particularly public service delivery and anti-corruption.
Ahead of the 2021 OGP Global Summit and the U.S.-led Summit for Democracy, the OGP Support Unit and partners are hosting a series of thematic events around priority areas, including justice, anti-corruption (beneficial ownership transparency), and gender and inclusion.
A look at global progress and member-level examples of justice reform in OGP
Justice has become one of the most popular policy areas across the Partnership and the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has found many of these commitments to be highly impactful.
Partners
OGP Coalition on Justice
The OGP Coalition on Justice is a group of OGP members, civil society organizations, and other national and international partners advancing a people-centered approach to justice through their OGP action plans.
People can encounter justice problems in nearly every aspect of life, including health, employment, education, housing and public safety. Even…
2020, Guidance Document, Web Page
This paper encourages justice reformers to better connect with OGP and its processes as a strategy to implement change.
2019, Research Product, Web Page
A look at global progress and member-level examples of justice reform in OGP
2021, Document, PDF
This collaborative guide is a collection of resources for reformers interested in advancing open government and expanding justice. It lays…
2018, Resource, Web Page
Learn how access to justice reforms can be advanced through the OGP platform.
2019, , Web Page
The challenge of building peaceful, just and inclusive societies is at the heart of the SDGs and OGP can be…
2019, Perspective, Web Page
When people think of open government, they frequently think of open data, transparency, and anti-corruption - not necessarily a fair…
2017, Perspective, Web Page
Open government initiatives have become a defining goal for public administrators around the world. However, progress is still necessary outside…
2016, , Web Page
The role of open government in advancing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was a major theme of the Open…
2015, , Web Page
From World Justice Project, 2019
2019, Outbound Link, Web Page
From World Justice Project, 2019
2019, Outbound Link, Web Page
From OECD and Open Society Justice Initiative, 2019
2019, Outbound Link, Web Page
From the Task Force on Justice, 2019
2019, Outbound Link, Web Page
From OECD, 2019
2019, Outbound Link, Web Page
From Ministry of Justice and Human Rights of Argentina
2019, Outbound Link, Web Page
n/a, Post, Web Page
The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and too many other Black Americans have brought to light systemic…
2020, Research Product, Web Page
The OGP Coalition on Justice is a group of OGP members, civil society organizations, and other national and international partners…
2020, , Web Page
Explore how applying the principles of open government can create fairer and more effective justice systems.
2020, Research Product, Web Page
Learn how the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office for Access to Justice leveraged international mechanisms and processes to advance its…
2020, Outbound Link, Web Page
In an effort to close the justice gap, justice leaders across sectors in the Asia-Pacific region came together to share…
2020, Outbound Link, Web Page
As the OGP community has prioritized justice as a theme within the Partnership, OGP member governments have increasingly identified focal…
2021, Resource, Web Page
As justice systems in Latin America face severe and complex problems worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, OGP and Red Internacional…
2020, Outbound Link, Web Page
1970, Document,
Justice leaders from around the world came together to discuss strategies and plans to increase justice as part of COVID-19…
2020, Outbound Link, Web Page
From community-based justice centers to alternative justice systems rooted in culture and tradition, learn why community justice models are great…
2021, Perspective, Web Page
Ahead of the 2021 OGP Global Summit and the U.S.-led Summit for Democracy, the OGP Support Unit and partners are hosting a series of thematic events around priority areas, including justice, anti-corruption (beneficial ownership transparency), and gender and inclusion.
In less than a month, two summits will take place on democracy. The first, the White House Summit for Democracy will deal with global threats including the rise of authoritarianism and feature the voices of...
Explore global progress and member-level examples of open government work in each of the selected policy areas.
To contribute to reflections on the 10 year anniversary of OGP and leading up to the 7th OGP Global Summit hosted by the Republic of Korea, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is sharing four key learning from recent findings of…
Justice has become one of the most popular policy areas across the Partnership and the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) has found many of these commitments to be highly impactful.
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