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The World Justice Challenge 2021 Community Forum is an online space to exchange knowledge, raise awareness, and drive action on rule of law issues and solutions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Join us for an assessment by WJP's regional partners of the efforts underway to "build back better" from the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 30 World Justice Challenge 2021 finalists will also present their projects and share key insights into their objectives and impact.

On the Brookings Institution's Order from Chaos blog, WJP Chief Engagement Officer Ted Piccone discusses how President Biden can work toward democracy after the Trump Administrations effects on the rule of law in the United States.

In an op-ed for The Hill, WJP Executive Director Elizabeth Andersen discusses the importance of a shared understanding of the rule of law in order to uphold its ideals.

The United States—and specifically the U.S. Congress—confronts a critical test of its rule of law.

During a year in which the rule of law became ever-more contested and politicized, the World Justice Project provided common ground and a credible guide to driving justice forward.

The World Justice Project was pleased to organize this session on "Islands of Integrity in the Context of COVID-19" at the 19th IACC, with WJP Chief Engagement Officer Ted Piccone moderating.

The World Justice Challenge 2021 application deadline is now extended through December 16! 

WJP’s Ted Piccone joined speakers Bonnie Jenkins and Erin Bromaghim at Pacific Council’s PolicyWest 2020 virtual conference for a panel discussing how the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the challenges to achieving SDG 16: "Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions."

On Giving Tuesday, we invite you to join our movement to strengthen the rule of law worldwide. Help us drive justice forward today.

In a new research paper, WJP's Tatsiana Ziniakova explores the implications for privacy and mass electronic surveillance in times of COVID-19. Review a summary and highlights and download the full paper.

The statement calls on those in positions of public responsibility to “take all necessary measures to safeguard the election process so that all Americans can have confidence in the ultimate outcome.” 

The World Justice Project is focusing knowledge- and awareness-building activities across four issue areas where the public health crisis and rule of law intersect most urgently: corruption, accountable governance, fundamental rights, and access to justice for all. This series of policy briefs highlights emerging concerns in each of these areas.

This policy brief on COVID-19 and its effects on the global justice gap is part of a multidisciplinary initiative from the World Justice Project to expand knowledge of the relationship between public health and the rule of law, and to identify measures to tackle the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rule of law.

The World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis is a global competition to identify, recognize, and promote good practices and high-impact projects and policies that protect and advance areas of the rule of law most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Over the second half of 2020, the Pathfinders for Peaceful, Just and Inclusive Societies, World Justice Project, and the Open Society Justice Initiative will host a series of conversations to identify strategies to strengthen the collection and use of justice data in the COVID-19 era. 

The "Environmental Governance Indicators for Latin America and the Caribbean" represent the first-ever cross-country assessment of how environmental governance functions in practice.

The World Justice Project lost two leading champions for our rule of law cause with the passing last week of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and William H. Gates, Sr., both Honorary Chairs of the Project. We were honored by their longstanding involvement in our work and commit ourselves to making the WJP a worthy part of their legacy. We share here our memories and tributes to their work.