Justice Transformation in Portugal
Building on Successes and Challenges

Portugal has embarked on an ambitious agenda to guide the transformation of the justice sector. The report takes stock of the Portugal's justice sector modernisaton reforms and more current efforts to make the justice sector more transparent, accessible and effective. It examines specific programmes aimed at promoting innovation, humanisation and proximity to citizens through the use of digital technologies, simplification and demateralisation of procedures. Finally, the report identifies results and provide policy recommendations to support Portugal on its journey to provide justice services to meet the needs of citizens and businesses.
Modernising justice for inclusive growth: Leaving no one behind
This chapter provides an overview of a justice reform agenda in Portugal with a particular focus on measures aimed at modernisation, innovation capacity and strengthening citizen-centric approaches to access to justice.