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Modernisation of the Justice Sector in Portugal

EU Funded Note This report assesses the modernisation of the justice sector in Portugal. It examines the country's progress towards a people-centred justice system and a modernised justice sector and offers a range of recommendations to sustain and amplify this progress. It highlights the importance of adopting continuous assessments of legal needs, designing and delivering services with a people-centred purpose; upskilling the justice sector to meet the demands of a digitally enabled and people-centred justice system; enhancing the availability, quality, and use of data and statistical systems; and using digital technologies and data to improve the accessibility, efficiency, and responsiveness of the justice system in Portugal.

Available from June 20, 2024

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword
Executive summary
Modernisation of the justice sector in Portugal: Assessment and recommendations
Towards people-centred justice in Portugal
Legal needs in Portugal
Justice service delivery in Portugal
Upskilling Portugal's justice sector: Towards a people-centred and digitally-enabled future
Assessing the landscape: Availability, quality and use of data
Enabling responsiveness and people-centricity of legal and justice services in Portugal
Digital technologies and data for people-centred Justice in Portugal
Annexes6 chapters available
OECD criteria for people-centred design and delivery of legal and justice services
Past legal needs assessments in Portugal
Service-mapping methodology
Distribution and specialisation of judicial benches in Portugal
Specialisation in administrative and tax courts in Portugal
The 2022 Portugal legal needs survey
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