The IMPACT Justice Project which is nearing completion has been hailed a success for helping to reshape legislative policy across the region.The eight-year, multi-country regional justice sector reform project which is slated to end in March 2023 was designed to address deficiencies in the justice sector and enhance access to justice for women, men and young people in 13 Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states, including Barbados.Speaking during a meeting to review the IMPACT Justice legislative drafting component on Tuesday morning at the Sagicor Cave Hill School of Business, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, the Head of Cooperation for the Eastern Caribbean at Global Affairs Canada, Abebech Assefa, lauded the initiative.She explained that when the project was conceptualised in 2014, governments had identified the need for harmonised laws and a comprehensive legislative review to serve as policy guides for the further development of critical areas of legislation.
