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Reproducibility package for Reforming Justice - Engaging with Countries on Judicial Budgets

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FR_WLD_2024_235
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Erica Bosio, Meng Su , Virginia Upegui Caro
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Nov 27, 2024
Last modified
Nov 27, 2024
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    Abstract

    Adequate budgeting of the judiciary is critical for the effective delivery of justice. This brief presents trends in judicial budgets. Courts account for less than 2 percent of total government expenditure on average, with significant portions dedicated to fixed costs such as salaries, thereby limiting investments in technological advancements essential for improving judicial efficiency. This brief identifies three major trends in judicial budgeting reforms: increasing autonomy for the judiciary in budget management, accountability for budget execution at the court level, and a shift towards performance based budgeting models. These reforms aim to bolster the operational efficiency and public perception of the judiciary, ultimately linking adequate judicial funding to enhanced social and economic outcomes. The findings emphasize the necessity for judicial leaders to continuously advocate for resources by demonstrating the judiciary’s integral role in maintaining law and order, promoting democracy, and fostering societal stability.

    Reproducibility Package

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    Title
    Reproducibility package (data and code) for Reforming Justice - Engaging with Countries on Judicial Budgets
    Date
    2024-11
    Dependencies
    All dependencies are stored in the ado folder.
    Notes
    Computational reproducibility verified by the Development Impact (DIME) Analytics team, World Bank.
    Source code repository
    Repository name URI
    Reproducible Research Repository (World Bank) https://reproducibility.worldbank.org
    Software
    Name
    Stata
    Version
    18 MP
    Name
    Excel
    Version
    Microsoft Excel for Microsoft 365 MSO

    Reproducibility

    Technology environment

    Paper exhibits were reproduced in a computer with the following specifications:
    – OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 22H2
    – Processor: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E7- 4860 @ 2.27GHz 2.26 GHz (2 processors)
    – Memory available: 16 GB
    – Software version: Stata version 18 MP
    Technology requirements

    ~2 minutes run time
    Reproduction instructions

    To reproduce the analysis provided in this package, new users need to do the change the path in the main do file and run the code.

    Data

    Datasets
    Name
    European Judicial System Data
    Note
    Source: Council of Europe European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ) Location: Data/Raw/Map All budget.xlsx. Access date: May 17th, 2024. Variable names: Q006.2.1 Total budget (courts).
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    Data URL
    https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/cepej/viz/BudgetEN/GDPBudget
    Name
    Classification of the Functions of Government Data
    Note
    Source: International Monetary Fund. Location: Data/Raw/Expenditure_by_Functions_of_Governm.xlsx. Access date: May 17th, 2024. Variable names: Expenditure on law courts
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    Data URL
    https://data.imf.org/?sk=7b1c9c58-8560-4683-a35c-9ea5ee1cc0a5&hide_uv=1
    Name
    Domestic Financing for Justice Data
    Note
    Source: ODI Global. Location: Data/Raw/Domestic_Financing_Data_-_for_website.xlsx. Access date: May 17th, 2024. Variable names: Law court.
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    License
    Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
    License URL
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
    Data URL
    https://odi.org/en/publications/domestic-financing-for-justice-who-spends-most-on-justice/, direct download: https://odi.org/documents/8706/Domestic_Financing_Data_-_for_website.xlsx
    Name
    BOOST Court Budget Data
    Note
    Source: BOOST Open Budget Portal. Location: Data/Raw/boost.xlsx. Access date: Mar 4th, 2024. Variable names: Spending in judiciary
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    License
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
    License URL
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    Data URL
    https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/boost-portal/about-the-portal
    Name
    World Bank Court Budget Data
    Note
    Source: National Budget Documents, collected by the World Bank. References are linked in the “ALL - Consolidated” sheet, Column N (“Source”). Please note that the links for the Indonesia and Angola budget documents are broken from the original URLs consulted by the authors. The original downloaded files are available in the raw data folder as follows: 2019_Indonesia_Expenditure per Ministry-Institution_2015-2019.xlsx, 2020_Angola_Budget Law.pdf. Location: Data/Raw/Court Budget_Percentage of GDP_v5_Updated URLs.xlsx. Access date: May 15th, 2024. Variable names: Court budget as % of GDP
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    Name
    World Economic Outlook Database
    Note
    Source: International Monetary Fund - World Economic Outlook Database (WEO). Location: Data/Raw/WEOApr2024all.xls. Access date: May 17th, 2024.
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    License URL
    https://www.imf.org/en/About/copyright-and-terms#data
    Data URL
    https://www.imf.org/-/media/Files/Publications/WEO/WEO-Database/2024/April/WEOApr2024all.ashx
    Name
    World Development Indicators
    Note
    Source: World Bank. Location: Data/Raw/P_Data_Extract_From_World_Development_Indicators (1).xlsx; P_Data_Extract_From_World_Development_Indicators (2). xlsx; P_Data_Extract_From_World_Development_Indicators (3).xlsx; P_Data_Extract_From_World_Development_Indicators (4).xlsx. Access date: May 17th, 2024. Variable names: GDP (current LCU), GDP per capita (current US$), General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP).
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    License
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
    License URL
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    Data URL
    https://databank.worldbank.org/source/world-development-indicators
    Name
    World Bank Income and Region Classification
    Note
    Source: World Bank – Doing Business. Access date: May 17th, 2024. Location: Data/Raw/Historical-data.dta
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    License
    Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)
    License URL
    https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    Data URL
    https://archive.doingbusiness.org/content/dam/doingBusiness/excel/db2020/Historical-data---COMPLETE-dataset-with-scores.xlsx
    Name
    Judicial Budgets Expenses Breakdown
    Note
    Source: National Budget Documents and CEPEJ, collected by the World Bank. References are linked in the relevant Excel sheet. Access date: May 17th, 2024. Location: Data/Raw/Judicial Budgets_Breakdown of expenses_2_Updated URLs.xlsx
    Access policy
    Included with the package
    Data statement

    All data sources are publicly available and included in the reproducibility package

    Description

    Output
    Type
    World Bank Reports & Flagships
    Title
    Reforming Justice - Engaging with Countries on Judicial Budgets
    Authors
    Erica Bosio
    Authors
    Author Affiliation Email
    Erica Bosio World Bank ebosio@worldbank.org
    Meng Su World Bank m.su4@lse.ac.uk
    Virginia Upegui Caro World Bank vupeguicaro@worldbank.org
    Date of production

    2024-11

    Scope and coverage

    Geographic locations
    Location Code
    World WLD

    Disclaimer

    Disclaimer

    The materials in the reproducibility packages are distributed as they were prepared by the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/the World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this event do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, the Executive Directors of the World Bank, or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the materials included in the reproducibility package.

    Access and rights

    License
    Name URI
    Modified BSD3 https://opensource.org/license/bsd-3-clause/

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Erica Bosio World Bank ebosio@worldbank.org
    Reproducibility WBG World Bank reproducibility@worldbank.org

    Information on metadata

    Producers
    Name Abbreviation Affiliation Role
    Reproducibility WBG DIME World Bank - Development Impact Department Verification and preparation of metadata
    Date of Production

    2024-11-26
    Document version

    1
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