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Consortium

Experts from the United States, Europe, Australia and Singapore, inspired by court quality models used in a number of international communities, formed a Consortium with the goal to take necessary steps to achieve court excellence. The Consortium concluded that the most effective way to achieve this goal was to develop an International Framework for Court Excellence.

The Framework assesses a court’s performance against seven areas of excellence, and provides guidance for courts to improve their performance. It utilizes recognized organizational improvement methodologies while reflecting the special issues that courts face. The Framework also incorporates case studies, court performance improvement processes and a range of available tools to measure court performance and development. The Consortium will regularly edit and revise the Framework to reflect new systems and initiatives directed at improving how courts deliver services. It represents a process for an all-encompassing approach to achieving court excellence rather than simply addressing limited aspects of court activity. As a result, it applies to all courts and is equally effective for large urban courts and smaller rural or remote courts. To learn more about the formation and implementation of the Framework and related products, visitors are welcome to explore the resources provided in this website.