The EPJUST II programme was designed to address some of the weaknesses identified in rule of law in the Philippines, in particular key obstacles related to justice accessibility and enforceability. In doing so, it aimed to address both the "demand" side, with the view to enhance the possibilities of rights-holders to seek justice, and the "supply" side with the view to enhance the efficiency of duty-bearers to deliver justice. The expected results were to directly or indirectly contribute to the implementation of seven out of nine key action points identified to strengthen the Rule of Law in the Philippines Development Plan(PDP) 2011-2016, aimed at improving the economic performance and reducing poverty.
The objective of the EPJUST II Programme was to help achieve equitable access to efficient legal
enforcement of rights for all citizens in general and the poor and disadvantaged, including women,
children, minorities, indigenous peoples, and human rights and social activists in particular.
The main objectives of this evaluation were to provide the relevant services of the European Union, the interested stakeholders and the wider public with:

• An overall independent assessment of the past performance of the EPJUST II Programme, paying

particular attention to its intermediate results measured against its objectives;

• Key recommendations about sustainability of the action and exit strategy
• Key lessons and recommendations, to be drawn also from the evaluation in order to improve

current implementation and future Actions.
In particular, this evaluation served the purpose of identifying key bottlenecks of actual slow–moving implementation and suggested corrective measures for a smoother implementation.
The main users of this evaluation were the EU Delegation, the Government of Philippines, the
Department of Interior and Local Government and other beneficiary Departments and Agencies.