The Ministry of Justice is drafting a bill to reform the National Institute of Justice and optimize its work. The document will contribute to increasing the Institute’s efficiency by creating a mechanism for assessing the quality of training courses, increasing transparency in its work and in the process of taking decisions by its administration, IPN reports, quoting a communiqué of the Ministry.

The bill authors propose that those who will apply for the posts of judge and prosecutor and who will attend initial formation courses at the National Institute of Justice should benefit from mandatory health insurance policy from the state.

The authors also suggest reviewing the method of selecting the director of the Institute and the length of the director’s term in office, instituting a mechanism for assessing the performance of the Institute’s teaching personnel and ensuring transparency in the work of the Institute’s Board.

The drafting of the bill forms part of the justice sector reform strategy for 2011-2016. The bill will be finalized and will be then submitted to the Government for approval.