CEDAW/C/GC/33 (b) Availability requires the establishment of courts, quasi -judicial bodies or other bodies throughout the State party in urban, rural and remote areas, as well as their maintenance and funding; (c) Accessibility requires that all justice systems, both formal and quasi judicial, be secure, affordable and physically accessible to women, and be adapted and appropriate to the needs of women, including those who face intersecting or compounded forms of discrimination; (d) Good quality of justice systems requires that all components of the system adhere to international standards of competence, efficiency, independence and impartiality 5 and provide, in a timely fashion, appropriate and effective remedies that are enforced and that lead to sustainable gender -sensitive dispute resolution for all women. It also requires that justice systems be contextualized, dynamic, participatory, open to innovative practical measures, gender -sensitive and take account of the increasing demands by women for justice; (e) Provision of remedies requires that justice systems provide women with viable protection and meaningful redress for any harm that they may suffer (see art. 2); and (f) Accountability of justice systems is ensured through monitoring to guarantee that they function in accordance with the principles of justiciability, availability, accessibility, good quality and provision of remedies. The accountability of justice systems also refers to the monitoring of the actions of justice system professionals and of their legal responsibility when they violate the law. 15. With regard to justiciability, the Committee recommends that States parties: (a) Ensure that rights and correlative legal protections are recognized and incorporated into the law, improving the gender responsiveness of the justice system; (b) Improve women’s unhindered access to justice systems and thereby empower them to achieve de jure and de facto equality; (c) Ensure that justice system professionals handle cases in a gendersensitive manner; (d) Ensure the independence, impartiality, integrity and credibility of the judiciary and the fight against impunity; (e) Tackle corruption in justice systems as an important element of eliminating discrimination against women in gaining access to justice; (f) Confront and remove barriers to women’s participation as professionals within all bodies and levels of judicial and quasi-judicial systems and providers of justice-related services, and take steps, including temporary special measures, to ensure that women are equally represented in the judiciary and other law implementation mechanisms as magistrates, judges, prosecutors, public defenders, lawyers, administrators, mediators, law enforcement officials, judicial and penal officials and expert practitioners, as well as in other professional capacities; __________________ 5 6/25 See the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, endorsed by the General Assembly in its resolution 40/32. 15-13094