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Courts

District Courts

Material resources

Fictitious OrdinalsFictitious Data
Electricity supply (none: 0, partial: 1, continuous: 2)1
Access to office internet (none: 0, partial: 1, continuous: 2)0
Number of judges to working computer ( )3
Number of working computers ( )1
Number of registrars to working computer ( ) 5
Number of working vehicles ( )1
Fuel allowance per month ( litres) per work vehicle400
Adequate access to laws of Somalia (1/0)1
Number of support staff to 1 desk ( )3
– number working photocopiers ( )0
– toner (adequate: 1, no: 0)0
– number of working printers ( ) 1
– toner (adequate: 1, no: 0)0
– number secure filing cabinets ( )1
– secure evidence room (1/0)0
– adequate stationery (1/0))0
Means of contacting witness/parties (0: physical, 1: telecommunications)1

Human resources

Fictitious Ordinals Fictitious Data
Total number of judges ( ) 3
– men ( ) 3
– women ( )
Total number of support staff ( ) 10
– Registrars, men ( ) 5
– Registrars, women ( ) 1
– Judicial Assistants, men ( ) – not in SL1
– Judicial Assistants, women ( ) – not in SL0
– Messenger (gaadhsiye), men ( ) 1
– Messenger (gaadhsiye), women ( ) 0
Security ( ) 1
Cleaners ( ) 1

Physical plant conditions

Fictitious Ordinals Fictitious Data
Purpose built court building (1/0)0
Number of dedicated court rooms ( ) 1
Number of fans to court room ( ) 0
Number of offices for judges (separate from court room) ( )0
Number of dedicated support offices ( ) 1
Number of staff to 1 office ( ) 6
Total number of private witnesses waiting rooms ( ) 0
– witness waiting rooms, men ( ) 0
– witness waiting rooms, women ( ) 0
Number of waiting rooms for public ( ) 0
Number of dedicated rooms for DAGs ( ) 0
Number of dedicated rooms for PD/defence counsel ( ) 0
Court access to general public (1/0)1
Court access to disabled (1/0)0
Adequate public access to toilets (1/0)0

Security and violence

Fictitious Ordinals Fictitious Data
Average number of security personnel at court ( ) 1
Average number of security personnel attached to judges’ homes ( ) 0
Number judges threatened/intimidated in last two years ( )2
Number of judges attacked/injured in last two years ( )1
Number of judges killed in last two years ( )1

Case management

Fictitious Ordinals Fictitious Data
Total number cases pending end 2017 ( ) 80
Total civil cases ( ) 49
Total criminal cases ( ) 31
– Number male defendants29
– Number female defendants1
– Number u18 boys1
– Number u18 girls0
Total new cases in 2018 ( ) 102
Total civil cases ( ) 76
Total criminal cases ( ) 26
– Number male defendants24
– Number female defendants2
– Number u18 boys0
– Number u18 girls0
Total disposed cases in 2018 ( ) 75
Total civil cases ( ) 40
Total criminal cases ( ) 35
– Number male defendants31
– Number female defendants3
– Number u18 boys1
– Number u18 girls0
Total criminal cases dismissed for lack of evidence ( )5
– Number male defendants5
– Number female defendants0
– Number u18 boys0
– Number u18 girls0
Total criminal cases resolved through customary settlement ( ) 16
– Number male defendants14
– Number female defendants2
– Number u18 boys0
– Number u18 girls0
Total criminal cases ending in conviction ( ) 10
– Number male defendants9
– Number female defendants1
– Number u18 boys1
– Number u18 girls0
after full trial ( ) 7
– Number male defendants5
– Number female defendants1
– Number u18 boys1
– Number u18 girls0
after guilty plea ( ) 3
– Number male defendants4
– Number female defendants0
– Number u18 boys0
– Number u18 girls0
Total criminal cases ending in acquittal ( ) 4
– Number male defendants4
– Number female defendants0
– Number u18 boys0
– Number u18 girls0
Total pending cases carried over into 2019 ( ) 107
Total civil cases ( ) 81
Total criminal cases ( ) 26
– Number male defendants26
– Number female defendants0
– Number u18 boys0
– Number u18 girls0
Total number criminal cases appealed to RC in 2018 ( ) 6
– Number appealed by defendant2
– Number male defendants2
– Number female defendants0
– Number appealed by prosecutor4
Total caseload per month per judge (civil and criminal) ( ) 5
Total caseload per month per judge (criminal cases only) ( )
Total caseload per month per court (civil and criminal) ( ) 15
Average number of hours a court sits in a day ( ) 3
Average time between start of criminal trial and end of trial (days) ( ) 7
Appropriate procedures in child justice cases (1/0)0

Training

Fictitious OrdinalsFictitious Data
Judicial basic training (days) ( )60
Number DC judges provided basic training in 2018 ( ) 2
Judicial Refresher training (days) ( ) 10
Number DC judges provided refresher training in 2018 ( ) 0
Judicial specialised training in 2018 (days) ( ) 5
Number DC judges provided specialised training in 2018 ( ) 1

Governance

Fictitious Ordinals Fictitious Data
Appointment (1: JSC/HJC(SL), 0: political)0
Recruitment (1:exam, 2:interview, 3:by deegaan/clan, 0: Other)3
Existing qualifications, men, LLB ( )0
Existing qualifications, men, Sharia ( )2
Existing qualifications, men, secondary ( )1
Existing qualifications, women, LLB ( )
Existing qualifications, women, Sharia ( )
Existing qualifications, women, secondary ( )
Number of inspection visits by JSC / HJC (SL) in 2018 ( ) 0
Number of meetings on court administration in 2018 ( ) 3
Judicial code of conduct (1/0)1
Pay per month senior judge in USD ( )
Pay per month junior judge in USD ( ) 0
Salary paid by …
Number of months judges paid in arrears ( ) 12
Pay per month to Registrar in USD ( )
Pay per month to Judicial Assistant in USD ( ) 0
Pay per month to Messenger in USD ( ) 0
Pay per month to security in USD ( ) 0
Pay per month to cleaner in USD ( ) 0
Number of months support staff paid in arrears ( ) 0
Monthly shopping basket for average family in USD ( )600
Budget 2017/18 ( )
Budget 2018/19 ( )
Percentage of civil claim charged as court fees (percent) ( )
Cost of stamp duty in criminal cases in USD with lawyer ( ) 8
Cost of stamp duty in criminal cases in USD without lawyer ( ) 1
Cost of court documents page in USD ( ) 1
Coordination mechanism with local justice actors (1/0) 0
Percentage cases where defendant represented by a lawyer ( ) 10

Key M&E
UNSF Annex 1 at 2.2.1 2018 justice services in 70% regional capitals. Proportion of districts with formal justice institutions functioning in accordance with the justice and corrections models: 2019 in 20% district; 2020 in 35% district
NDP Annex 1 at p187 n8: Number cases 1) filed 2) Decided 3) Pending
SDG16.5.1 Number reported paying bribe (to an official)