Chart 2 Comparative overview of OSCE experience with staff and project programmes Organizational issue Overview of OSCE experience Access to Courts and Case Information • Staff programmes provide better standing to overcome access barriers, as monitors are operating as members of an international organization; • Project programmes may also improve access over time using strategies applicable to both staff and project programmes (see Chapter 5, “Access”). Coverage Capacity: Geographic Spread and Number of Cases • Both programme models are capable of staffing and supervising geographically dispersed monitors to provide coverage of regional courts; • Both programme models provide an organizational platform that allows monitors to attend and report on 3-4 hearings a week and monitor cases as needed (see Chapter 4, “Programme structure and staffing issues”). Administrative and Logistical Issues • A staff model allows programmes to benefit from a mission’s administrative and other support structures, including field offices, transportation, and availability of computers for communication and reporting; • A project model places additional administrative responsibilities upon programmes, including the obligation to recruit staff, administer contract payments, and provide management in the absence of mission structure. Management Issues • Staff programmes provide the advantage of using the existing management structure of a field operation to oversee monitors. Conversely, monitoring staff may have other departmental obligations, thereby limiting full-time availability for monitoring; • Project staff may be held accountable through contractual obligations requiring adherence to a code of conduct, specific guidelines, and other enumerated obligations. As a result, contract monitors may also be effectively managed (see Chapter 4, “Programme structure and staffing issues”). Language/Related Staffing Issues • Staff programmes will be subject to the hiring and reporting requirements of the organization, often requiring fluency in English or the official language of the organization. This may limit the pool of qualified national candidates; • Project programmes are usually conducted in the local language(s), given the utilization and aim of training national lawyers. Supervision of project operations by the organization requires a lawyer fluent in English and the local language(s) to perform reporting and engage in other programme functions. Trial-Monitoring: A Reference Manual for Practitioners 39