Judicial Independence

$2.92M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Centro de Informacion y Recursos para el Desarrollo
Country	Paraguay
Start Date	Nov 14, 2007
End Date	Jul 08, 2011
Duration	1,332 days
Number of Grantees	17
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`181467-76`

Grant Description

Strengthen judicial independence as a means to maintain separation of powers and check excessive power in any branch or level of government. This element helps to ensure that government is bound by law, and government decision-making is in accordance with law.

Work to create an independent and impartial judiciary through institutional and behavioral change, and also to promote public respect for the judiciary and judicial decision-making.