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During a private event in Davos, Switzerland on 22 January 2015, UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson stressed that “the rule of law is crucial for sustainable development, human rights, peace and security”.
Convened by IDLO, United Nations...
IDLO Director-General Irene Khan met Mongolian President Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj and Minister of Foreign Affairs Purevsuren Lundeg in Davos, Switzerland on 22 January 2015, to strengthen collaboration.
IDLO has been working with the Mongolian...
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It’s a sunny day in Cidade de Deus – or CDD as it’s known to its residents. As we browse through stalls selling mangoes, chicken drumsticks and second-hand mobile phones in the open air market, a colleague recalls...
In its latest report on Montenegro’s progress towards EU membership, the European Commission has highlighted the need to strengthen the capacity of the country’s agency tasked with enforcing competition law. Cartels and abuse of dominance, the...
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...
IDLO is hosting a customary justice workshop in Mogadishu this week in conjunction with the Somali Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. Taking part are elders from four districts of Somalia. They are discussing clan responsibility versus...
Event Date
9 December, 2014
Roundtable: THE RULE OF LAW, CLIMATE JUSTICE & SUSTAINABLE LAND USE
Tools for Equity, Certainty and Transparency in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Tuesday, December 09, 2014, 4:45 p.m.- 6:15 p.m.
UNFCCC Convention Centre...
Event Date
3 December, 2014
BUSINESS, HUMAN RIGHTS, THE RULE OF LAW AND THE NEW DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM LUNCHEON
Wednesday, December 3, 2014, 1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.
Palais des Nations, Delegates Restaurant Geneva
On the occasion of the 2014 United Nations ...
Today, November 25th, the world marks the International Day for the Eliminate of Violence Against Women. In many Arab nations – some of whose women endure high levels of violence and discrimination – women’s rights are a crucial...
While the justice sector in Afghanistan has progressed since the fall of the Taliban in 2001, legal awareness and access to justice throughout the country are still lagging behind. A 2016 World Justice Project report found that only 23 per cent of...
Event Date
14 November, 2014
IDLO has joined forces with International IDEA, the Stockholm-based Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, to organize an ambitious workshop on the role of the judiciary in constitutional transitions. Held in The Hague on November 14...
One of the key elements of IDLO’s Commercial Law Judicial Training Program in Tajikistan is the establishment of a commercial law section at the Judicial Training Center (JTC) library in Dushanbe. By increasing access to legal resources through the...
Statement of the Director-General
Meeting of the Assembly of Parties
November 6, 2014
Rome, Italy
Mr. President,
Excellencies,
Our Special Guests,
Members of our Board of Advisors,
Distinguished delegates, ladies...