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After the brutal rape of a young woman in New Delhi in 2012, the issue of violence against women in India was thrust into the spotlight. The intensity of the national outcry in the aftermath led to the establishment of the Verna Committee, a...
As world leaders attend a signing ceremony at the United Nations in New York to approve the historic ‘Paris Agreement’ on climate change, IDLO highlights the crucial role the rule of law and climate justice policy issues -...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
PLENARY SESSION
HIGH-LEVEL THEMATIC DEBATE ON ACHIEVING THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
21 April 2016
United Nations, New York
Delivered by Patrizio...
In a recent survey, less than 30% of Somalis said that they would resort to the formal justice system in their country to resolve a dispute. As is the case with informal justice systems in many countries, elders in Somalia are often seen to dispense...
IDLO is pleased to announce its membership to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), a voluntary, multi-stakeholder initiative that seeks to improve the transparency of aid, development, and humanitarian resources.
IDLO looks...
IDLO has signed a cooperation agreement with the Milan Center for Food Law and Policy, establishing a firm basis for collaboration between the two organizations on legal issues relating to food,...
Event Date
4 April, 2016
Languages: English, Italian
"Access to legislation and legal information are important tools to accelerate the achievement of some of the targets sets the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development , especially through...
Event Date
17 March, 2016
Representatives from government, civil society and the private sector gathered in New York at the United Nations to discuss the importance of promoting equal participation of women in international positions of authority to promote sustainable...
"In 2016, IDLO - with financial assistance from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Government of Italy - conducted a project in commercial law judicial training support in Montenegro.
The JTC board gave its consent to...
Ukraine has embarked on a wide-ranging process of reform, and the momentum is there to overcome a legacy of bureaucratic stagnation, arbitrariness and corruption. The government has committed itself to the long-term reform of the Ukrainian justice...
IDLO mourns the loss of Professor Alfredo Flores Tadiar who was the former Chair of IDLO’s Board of Advisers. On December 3, 2015, Prof. Tadiar sadly passed from a brain stem infarct.
IDLO was honored to have Prof. Tadiar serve on the...
Event Date
24 February, 2016
In a briefing at IDLO’s Headquarters in Rome, Member Parties heard from staff working in Afghanistan about the progress being made there in combatting violence against women. Field staff discussed approaches in Afghanistan that are delivering...
In 2010, the people of Kenya overwhelmingly voted in favor of a new Constitution, following a protracted struggle for constitutional reform spanning over two decades. Under the new Constitution, the elections of 2013 were the first in Kenya’s...
STATEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION
60TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN
GENERAL DEBATE
March 17, 2016
United Nations, New York
Delivered by Federica Scala, Legal Adviser, IDLO...
As the World Bank’s annual meeting on Land and Poverty got underway in Washington DC, representatives of governments, civil society, academia, the development community and private sector discussed land policy, challenges, and the latest research on...