The following are the functions of the Department of Judicial Affairs and Alternative Dispute Resolution: –

• Implementation of policies and laws by the judiciary organs of Southwest State
• Ensuring Access to justice for all in Southwest State
• Improving the coordination and collaboration between all the justice stakeholders
• Enforcement of alternative dispute solutions in all the communities including by the traditional norms and conflict resolutions
• Development of the requirement and standards from the public notaries and ensuring the application of those standards
• Coordinate the formulation of the policies, framework and programs to support the judicial affairs, alternative dispute resolutions and notary in SWSS.
• Development of judicial affairs framework and programs supporting the operations of the Judicial Affairs Section.
• Ensure establishment and spread of the judicial offices, courts and Office of Attorney General in all districts of SWSS to enhance access to justice by all.
• Undertake law and policies reforms including amending the penal code and criminal procedures, restructuring justice institutions, coordinating Islamic, formal and customary (XEER) laws.
•  Support and facilitate the training programs for the judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and court registrars.

• Strengthen judicial training facilities including establishing judicial training center, increasing, equipping, and training the skills of Southwest State Custodial Corps, rehabilitating and constructing courts and office of Attorney General .
• Review of policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations for the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.
• Establish and spread out the community dispute resolution sites in in all districts of SWSS
• Development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) framework and programs.
• Prepare an ADR manual for the dispute resolution sites.
•   Develop and design Mediation rules for the dispute resolution sites.
• Develop a comprehensive referral scheme case intake and case management policy.
• Conduct specialized trainings for the dispute resolution sites staff.
• Review of policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations for notary in SWSS.
•  Ensure the legislation and implementation of the law, policies, procedures, guidelines and regulations for notary in SWSS.
• Ensure implementation and application of the standards required from the public notaries.
• Ensure proper verification, authentication, certification and attesting of any instrument as required under the law.