The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo, has declared Monday 15th to Friday 19th July, 2024 as Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Week. The theme for the week is “Building the Pillars of Justice through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).”
In a statement signed by the Director of ADR at the Judicial Service, Alex Nartey, and shared with A1 Radio, it was communicated that the ADR week is to serve as a platform to interact with and educate the public on the availability of ADR in the court system for them to take advantage in seeking justice, especially for the poor and vulnerable.
“The rationale for the ADR week is to afford the ADR directorate of the Judicial Service the opportunity to engage the general public to inform the citizenry of the presence of ADR within the court system, its importance in seeking justice, and how to take advantage of such an important process for meaningful access to justice, especially for the poor and the vulnerable.”
It is also to give court users whose cases are pending before the court the benefit of using ADR during the week under the “Mass Mediation Exercise.”
The Chief Justice has also instituted an ADR week for every legal year to give parties the opportunity to settle their cases through mediation and to run programmes and activities to create awareness of the availability of ADR as a complement to the adjudication process in the courts.
One hundred and thirty-eight courts, comprising thirty-five circuit courts and one hundred and three district courts, will participate by devoting the whole week to the settlement of court cases with ADR across the country.
There will also be courtroom education on ADR by judges, magistrates, and ADR officials.
Source: A1Radioonline.Com|101.1MHZ|Mary Billa|Bolgatanga|
