EJAM’s first Steering Committee meeting sets the project in motion

EJAM’s first Project Steering Committee meeting took place at the start of the launch week in October 2025, marking the moment when the project moved from preparation into full implementation.

The meeting brought together senior representatives from Mongolia’s judicial institutions, alongside Canadian partners supporting the work. Co-chaired by the Judicial General Council and Global Affairs Canada, the Steering Committee served as the project’s first shared table for setting direction together. It formally adopted the Committee’s Terms of Reference and endorsed the Project Implementation Plan, giving EJAM a clear mandate, a common results framework, and an agreed way of working for the five-year period ahead.

The meeting brought together senior representatives from Mongolia’s judicial institutions, alongside Canadian partners supporting the work. Co-chaired by the Judicial General Council and Global Affairs Canada, the Steering Committee served as the project’s first shared table for setting direction together. It formally adopted the Committee’s Terms of Reference and endorsed the Project Implementation Plan, giving EJAM a clear mandate, a common results framework, and an agreed way of working for the five-year period ahead.

In a system where institutions have often worked in parallel, this kind of collaboration is more than a project management choice. Over time, a judiciary that can coordinate, speak with greater coherence on shared issues, and work through challenges collectively is better positioned to be seen and understood as a distinct branch of government. That institutional confidence and “corporate solidarity” is also a foundation for public confidence: people trust courts more when they see professionalism, consistency, and clear responsibility across the justice system, not just in individual institutions.