“Unreasonably long processes represent a weakness for everyone.” For this reason “the action of the ministry of justice was directed with determination towards an objective that I considered crucial: to bring the timing of justice back within the limits of reasonableness”. With an “effort” aimed “in line with the action of the previous government” to “ensure the necessary human, material and instrumental resources to allow the prosecutors and judges to carry out their highest function”. It is one of the passages in the report to the Senate on the state of justice carried out by Minister Marta Cartabia. An open speech with the memory of the letter received on March 8 last year by the mother of a victim at work which pointed out to her the difficulties of celebrating the trial on the death of her son and her fear of dying before seeing the end.
At stake is also an increase in GDP
«Italy is not asked for“ buffer ”interventions destined to run out within the time horizon of the Plan, but for a preordained effort towards a definitive improvement. Moreover, we know well that the modernization and efficiency of the judicial system directly affect the economic solidity of the country: among the studies, a recent one from the Bank of Italy estimates that the reduction in the duration of the trials by about 15% leads to increase of at least half a percentage point of GDP. Furthermore, the greater efficiency of the judicial system stimulates internal and external investments and indirectly improves the financing conditions for families and businesses. This too is at stake, therefore “.
Organization and human capital, conditions for reforms
“Justice has been affected by some important regulatory reforms, which this Parliament has approved overcoming the not insignificant divergences of views and sensibilities and letting the sense of responsibility towards the common good and the primary interest of the country prevail,” adds Cartabia. «But what I would like to underline is that the reforms of the civil and criminal proceedings that we have approved need to be firmly based on a massive restructuring of the organization of the justice service, accompanied by the introduction of huge human and material resources. Organization and human capital are the conditions for the feasibility of the reforms ».
Csm fundamental dossier, meeting deadlines
A “fundamental” dossier is the revision of the internal mechanisms of the CSM. “I am sure that in the next few weeks we will be able to make progress in writing this much-awaited reform chapter, which the PNRR commits us to approve by 2022. The Chamber has already scheduled the discussion in the classroom and that deadline will have to be respected. For my part, I will continue, as I have done in recent months and as all those with whom I have had discussions on the subject well know, to give my utmost willingness to speed up the course of this reform and to solicit its examination by the competent bodies of the Government”.
On corruption, the EU directive must be implemented
“We still have to perfect the transposition, and it is necessary to do it as soon as possible, of the directive on whistleblowing, a precious tool to combat corruption, partly already present in our system thanks to the regulatory measures passed in 2012 and 2017”. For Minister Cartabia corruption requires “attention” and she does so by recalling the words on the subject of the Head of State. “There is constant concern about the scourge of corruption, which requires continuous attention, due to its ability to devour public resources and undermine the relationship of trust between the state and citizens, as the President of the Republic underlined”.