THE UDRC MISSION

TO SUPPLEMENT THE AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR JUSTICE BY PROVIDING ENHANCED, TIMELY, COST EFFECTIVE AND USER-FRIENDLY ACCESS TO JUSTICE.

THE UDRC AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

  • To provide enhanced, timely and cost effective access to justice which could reduce or eliminate partied frustration with the justice delivery system.
  • To supplement the avenues for justice by making available additional doors through which disputes could be resolved.
  • To develop the “Managerial Judges” concept and design how best settlement could be achieved among parties.
  • To utilize the immense resource of retired Judges through services in mediation, arbitration and other ADR mechanisms.
  • To fast track criminal trails and bring closure to victims of crime through the deployment of plea-bargain procedure available under the Administration of Criminal Justice Act.
  • To provide state of the art facilities and venue for the training of stakeholders in the justice delivery system and provide manpower for the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution mechanism.

 

UDRC consist of the following departments;

Client Services Unit

Registry

Mediation Unit

Arbitration Unit

Publicity & Enlightenment Unit

Training & Information Unit