Justice Financing Framework

A Guide to Budgeting and Financing for People-Centered Justice for the Justice Sector

The Justice Financing Framework (JFF) guides country-level justice financing and budgeting for people-centered justice and draws on over forty years’ experience from other service delivery sectors, especially health and education, which have successfully scaled up front line services to millions of people over the last twenty-five years.

The JFF provides guidance on how country-level financing and budgeting can support people-centered justice. Commissioned by the Justice Action Coalition (JAC) as part of their commitment in the 2019 Hague Declaration and the May 2022 Ministerial Outcome Document to pivot to people-centered justice, the JFF is framed around recent and practical thinking on people-centered justice.

People-centered justice starts with users and the need to deliver effective pathways to solve their everyday justice problems. Pivoting to people-centered justice does not mean continuing with business as usual. Instead, it involves a transition to new approaches focused on service delivery at the community level and is also likely to involve sectoral and regulatory reform, with a strong emphasis on research and development.