We tried to make this a "Top 10" list, but there were just too many great photos. So, without further ado, here are our favorite 15 photos from 2013—just click on the photo below to launch the Flickr set:
Thailand has had positive milestones in privacy, personal security, and religious freedom. In contrast, a shrinking space for political expression has resulted in a "grand fatigue" among civil society actors. Justice and labor protections have come to function effectively for routine matters but fail vulnerable populations.
Mongolia maintains overall rule of law stability, leading the region in personal security and workplace protections, while simultaneously facing significant decade-long contractions across core civil liberties and privacy.
Businesses have become increasingly sophisticated at measuring financial, operational, geopolitical, and climate risk, but they still lack equally sophisticated tools to measure key sources of institutional risk. This institutional risk is the uncertainty businesses face from the lack of predictability, integrity, effectiveness and resilience of legal and governance institutions. It is also becoming a key determinant of investment decisions, supply-chain resilience, and long-term competitiveness
Judge Jacqueline Kamau sat down with In the Robe to explore how out-of-court settlements advance women’s rights, clear court backlogs, preserve relationships, and protect vulnerable litigants from public scrutiny in Kenya. She analyzes the intersection of formal judicial rulings and customary traditional justice systems, and dispels the myth of the emotionless judge.