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“What differentiates the rule of law from rule by law is human rights,” IDLO Director-General Irene Khan has said at a roundtable discussion in Geneva.
“The rule of law, properly understood and applied, ensures equality, accountability and...
In an address to IDLO staff in Rome, Albie Sachs, formerly of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, shared memories from a lifetime spent defending freedom – first as an exiled member of the African National Congress (ANC), and then as a...
In occasione di Expo 2015, la mostra fotografica Sotto la lente: la giustizia e l’agenda post 2015, organizzata e curata dall’Organizzazione Internazionale di Diritto per lo Sviluppo (IDLO) e dall’agenzia fotografica Majority World, è arrivata a...
IDLO has concluded a series of workshops on Competition Law in Montenegro – part of continuing efforts to support the country as it prepares for EU accession. The area has historically been seen as a weakness. Ten participants from the Agency...
Event Date
7 juillet, 2015
Panel Discussion cosponsored by Italy and Pakistan:
EQUITY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW ACROSS THE SDGs
From the "what" to the "how”: policy choices; measuring impact; tracking progress.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
1:15 p.m.- 2:30...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
ACCESS TO LEGAL INFORMATION:
An instrument to empower the poor, promote economic growth, and engage citizens to partner with...
Event Date
24 juin, 2015
Side Event: Access to Legal Information
An instrument to empower the power, promote economic growth and engage citizens to partner with governments in achieving inclusive, sustainable growth
24 June 2015
1:15 - 2:45pm
Conference...
Mongolia, one of the youngest democracies, has experienced rapid economic growth thanks to its extensive mineral deposits. However, the country’s investment climate and rule of law are chronically undermined by poor enforcement of court...
High-level roundtable discussion at the 29th session of the UN Human Rights Council on:
Accountability Mechanisms for Implementing the SDGs
18 June 2015
13:00 – 15:00 pm
Palais des Nations, Room XXIII, Geneva, Switzerland
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(Rome, Italy) 17 June 2015 – Sweden and the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) signed a multi-year partnership agreement in Rome on 12 June 2015.
Under the agreement, signed by IDLO Director-General Irene Khan and Ambassador...
IDLO’s first legal course for representatives of civil society organizations (CSO), working to promote the rule of law, improve access to justice and support peace initiatives, has launched in South Sudan this week.
Thirty-five participants...
Event Date
8 juin, 2015
IDLO Somalia Country Director Adam-Shirwa Jama told a Washington roundtable hosted by the United States Institute of Peace that reform of the justice system had begun in Somalia. While it would take time for justice institutions to reach the whole...
Every day, children in parts of Central/Eastern Europe and Central Asia have their rights violated, according to an IDLO/UNICEF report on access to justice for children in the region.
Denied access to school, healthcare and social benefits,...