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Participlan: Bringing Back Human Rights as a Foundation for Urban Planning

2015 set a new record for displaced populations worldwide: 59.5 million people. 

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The Right Honourable Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury Speech to ABA London Sessions 800th Anniversary of Magna Carta June 11, 2015

On behalf of the judiciary of the United Kingdom, let me very warmly welcome the American Bar Association to London. 

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World Justice Project Releases WJP Rule of Law Index 2015 Scores and Rankings for 102 Countries Worldwide

WASHINGTON, DC (2 JUNE, 2015) – The World Justice Project (WJP) today released the WJP Rule of Law Index 2015, an annual report that measures how the rule of law is experienced by the general public in 102 countries worldwide. 

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Post-2015 Development Agenda: UN Secretary-General Synthesis Report

On December 4th, an advance, unedited version of the UN Secretary-General’s synthesis report on the post-2015 agenda was released: “The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet.” The report will be formally issued in the six official languages of the UN on December 31st.

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World Justice Challenge 2021

Application Deadline Extended for the World Justice Challenge 2021

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

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Launch Date Announced for 2017-2018 WJP Rule of Law Index

On January 31st, 2018, the World Justice Project will launch the 9th edition of the WJP Rule of Law Index®. The launch event will take place in cooperation with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace at their headquarters in Washington DC.

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Announcing New Reports on the Rule of Law in Afghanistan and Pakistan

The World Justice Project (WJP) is pleased to announce the release of two new reports: The Rule of Law in Afghanistan and The Rule of Law in Pakistan.

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WJP Executive Director Juan Carlos Botero at World Economic Forum

WJP Executive Director Juan Carlos Botero will speak at the World Economic Forum on Latin America on April 7, 2017, on a panel focused on corruption

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World Justice Forum V: July 2017

We are pleased to announce that WJP's World Justice Forum V will be held in The Hague, Netherlands, from 10-13 July 2017.

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Launch of the SDG16 Data Initiative

On July 14, 2016, the World Justice Project was proud to attend the launch of the SDG16 Data Initiative, taking place in conjunction with the United Nation’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

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WJP Scholars Conference 2016

On May 6-7, 2016, a distinguished group of leading academics and experts joined the World Justice Project for a two-day conference at Stanford Law School. 

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Guest post

Justice Reflections After Davos 2016

Davos is casual. No tie or the feminine equivalent. It has the highest density of movers and shakers from all walks of life anywhere. 

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Senegal Country Sortie

Ministry and Local Mayor Affirm Commitment to Eradicating Unregistered Births in Senegal

On October 24 2015, Senegalese NGO CONAF – the National Committee for Literacy and Training – convened civil society representatives, public health practitioners, village chiefs, civil registry officials, and religious leaders at the launch ceremony for its program to improve women and children’s access to civil registry in the region of Diourbel.

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New World Justice Challenge Grants Awarded in Senegal

Four new pilot programs to address key rule of law issues in Senegal—including corruption, access to information, and women and children’s rights—have been awarded seed grants through the World Justice Challenge.

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Advancing Justice in Indonesia: WJP Announces Five New Grants

The World Justice Project has awarded seed grants to five pilot programs led by local organizations in Indonesia. The programs address key challenges in adherence to the rule of law in Indonesia, including judicial corruption, access to government ID, women’s inheritance and property rights, forest-related land conflicts, and paralegal assistance in remote indigenous communities. 

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Launch Event: WJP Rule of Law Index 2015

Join us for an interactive conversation on the state of the rule of law worldwide. Presenting new and original data on fundamental rights, justice, security, government accountability, and more.

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Guest post

“Where’s My School Roof?”

The Namati Justice Prize was created to shine a light on the ways people find to secure justice. The World Justice Project is an institutional partner of the Namati Justice Prize. Bushenyi is a pretty, rural district in the south-west of Uganda known for its plantations of bananas and tea. It has 127 government-run primary schools. Not long ago one of them had a very embarrassed headmistress.

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RLRC Conference: What We Know and Don't Know About the Rule of Law

The inaugural conference of the Rule of Law Research Consortium (RLRC) was held on October 31-November 1, 2014, at the University of Chicago Law School. In former professor Barack Obama's favorite lecture hall, over 30 leading researchers from around the world came together to consider the state of the art on the rule of law, integrating theoretical and practical perspectives.

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