Fair and effective courts, with a view to ensuring quality, form part of the bedrock of democracy and the rule of law. They also play a critical role in fostering economic development and investment.

This edition of Law in transition is devoted to the role of the courts and judges in transition countries. It highlights the assessment work and technical assistance projects of the EBRD and other international organisations in the area of judicial capacity and contains in-depth analysis of underlying causes of judicial capacity problems, how these problems relate to one another, and how they might be addressed.