Impact Evaluation 4 Peace March 2014, Lisbon, Portugal 1 JUSTICE AND MEDIATION Presenter: Bilal Siddiqi (Stanford / DECIE) Joint research with Justin Sandefur (CGD) Partners: Carter Center, Oxford, USIP, GWU Funders: DFID, UN, IGC, OSF, IDLO Latin America and the Caribbean’s Citizen Security Team
Can improving access to formal law improve economic outcomes? 1.Is there demand for formal law? 2.If yes, how can we improve supply?
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1. Is there demand for formal law? Yes, for those facing bias under the custom (e.g. women facing men) 2. How can we improve supply?
Women Subsistence farmers Ethnic minorities Wellbeing Case results Access costs
Improving access to formal law can improve economic outcomes BUT 1.Legal reform is not enough 2.Need to engage with customary system 3.Outsider monitoring important