Judicial Independence

$20.22M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	National Center for State Courts
Country	Lebanon
Start Date	May 13, 2008
End Date	Jan 27, 2013
Duration	1,720 days
Number of Grantees	41
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`181468-76`

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.