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Romania, 25 Years On: ‘We Didn’t Know What Rule of Law Meant.’

Romania is preparing to swear in a new President, Klaus Iohannis, this weekend [December 21]. The election as head of state of a man from an ethnic and religious minority – Mr. Iohannis is a German-speaking Lutheran – has been hailed as evidence of democratic maturity in a region still marked, in places, by conflict, ethnic bias and authoritarian backsliding.

Director-General Statement: Assembly of Parties 2014

Standing in this beautiful Renaissance room - for which we are, of course, deeply grateful to the City of Rome - the world in which IDLO works seems very far away. The rule of law too seems an obscure, academic concept.  So, I hope the short film has helped to give you a sense of the complex and compelling nature of what we do to make justice real, transparent, accessible and affordable for all – for women victims of violence and small shopkeepers, as well as investors and entrepreneurs. Working “top down” with governments and institutions, and “bottom up” with the legal community and the “end users” of justice, our aim is to make laws and institutions meaningful in people’s lives.

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