Legal note on bank involvement in the criminal justice sector
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The Bank's member countries have shown growing interest in Bank support for improved governance in the criminal justice sector. Both formal and informal requests have been presented for the Bank to become involved in various aspects of the criminal justice sector. Justice reform writ large has long been recognized as forming part of the Bank's mandate, integral both to equitable and sustainable development and the reduction of poverty. This note outlines some operational steps that will address the legal considerations relevant for particular activities. Specifically, this note defines the criminal justice sector and analyzes the relevant provisions of the articles and the main legal considerations applicable to the Bank's involvement in the criminal justice sector that can be inferred from these provisions. This note concludes that interventions in the criminal justice sector are not precluded under the Bank's mandate, provided that interventions are grounded in an appropriate and objective economic rationale and are structured so as to avoid interference in the political affairs of a member country.
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