To strengthen the rule of law in any country, we first need clarity about the fundamental features of the rule of law in order to evaluate it.
 
In advance of the launch of the WJP Rule of Law Index 2014, we asked leading global voices to share their thoughts on the importance of the rule of law, and the World Justice Project's efforts to measure it. The Index relies on over 100,000 household and expert surveys to measure how the rule of law is experienced in everyday life around the world. 
 

 

 

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Changemakers Gather to Secure Democracy’s Rule of Law Foundation

As world-class athletes faced off in the packed, flag-waving arenas of the Paris summer Olympics, another global contest was heating up in an understated hotel conference room some 4,000 miles away. Beyond the $100,000 in awards at play, a palpable sense of higher stakes permeated the final round of the World Justice Challenge. 

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World Justice Challenge 5 Winners Announced

World Justice Challenge Winners Announced in Chicago

CHICAGO (Aug. 1, 2024) – The World Justice Project announced the five winners of the World Justice Challenge 2024 during the “Meeting the Challenge: World Justice Project Convening on Democracy and the Rule of Law” event at the annual conference of the American Bar Association in Chicago. The winning projects all support this year’s theme of The Rule of Law: Foundation of Democracy.

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