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60 State of Judiciary 2011-2012
5.3.19 Jurisprudence and Judicial Practice: Promoting
Knowledge Generation and Transfer through Partnerships
The Judiciary is fully committed to a culture of learning and
inquiry as a means of developing a progressive and indigenous
jurisprudence. In order to harvest the collective intelligence
and intellectual commons, JTI will establish a portfolio to lead
multidisciplinary research on frontier and emerging issues in
jurisprudence and on other wide range of legal, policy and
judicial issues.
Going forward, we will nurture an interface between the
Bench and legal academia by providing space for thought
on a variety of legal issues that remain untested by the judicial
optics. JTI will also strengthen further collaboration with other
justice sector institutions, and other judiciaries in the region and
globally.
5.3.20 Jurisprudence and Judicial Practice: Policy Development,
Research and Advisory Initiatives
The Institute is commissioning multidisciplinary research on
various aspects of the judicial process, such as sentencing and
bail, with a view to developing policy guidelines. These policies
will provide guidance and ensure that the exercise of discretion
is judicious meets the highest standards of professionalism.
Another key achievement is the development of a draft Code of
Conduct for judicial officers before enactment in accordance
with the law. Going forward, the JTI will also commission the
publication and regular review of judicial bench-books, toolkits
or handbooks for judges, judicial officers, staff, other court users
and the public. In the coming year, the Institute will establish
a resource centre with a library, communications facility, and
online educational platform.