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IDLO has concentrated its efforts on the city of Mopti. As well as an important commercial center and Mali's country's main port, Mopti forms both the geographic and symbolic link between the country's North and South. During the...
“Having a new Constitution is all very fine,” one guest at an IDLO event memorably said, “but fixing Nairobi’s traffic may be more important.”
Juxtaposing the two may seem incongruous. Look closer, however, and the incongruity vanishes: these are...
Mali’s crisis of 2012-2013, in which two-thirds of the country was occupied by Tuareg rebels and Islamic extremists, was accompanied by brutal rule in the North and a near-collapse of the state. Many victims have yet to see redress for the abuses...
by Monica Martinez, IDLO Rule of Law specialist
As the world marks International Criminal Justice Day (17 July), one timely reminder may help dispel growing controversy: under the Rome Statute, the primary duty to prosecute war crimes does not...
Event Date
7 July, 2015
Alongside the University of Pennsylvania Law School, IDLO organized a panel discussion under the theme 'Leaving no one behind: The rule of law as a force for delivering an integrated people-centered development agenda' at the United Nations in...
“The time is ripe to move from the ‘what’ – what we must do to realize sustainable development - to the how,’ IDLO Director-General Irene Khan said at an IDLO event on ‘Equity, Social Justice and the Rule of Law across the...
“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 July, 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 June, 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...