World Leaders Adopt Declaration Reaffirming Rule of Law as Foundation for Building Equitable State Relations, Just Societies. Sixty-seventh General Assembly Plenary 3rd, 4th & 5th Meetings (AM, PM & Night) Respect for Accepted Norms Cannot be Ambiguous, General Assembly President Stresses as Speakers Warn against Selectivity World leaders and civil society representatives reaffirmed today their commitment to the rule of law as the foundation of equitable State relations and the basis upon which just and fair societies were built, as they adopted a lengthy declaration during the General Assembly’s first-ever high-level meeting on the rule of law at the national and international levels. By terms of the “Declaration on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels” [A/67/L.1], adopted at the start of the day-long meeting, the Assembly reaffirmed that human rights, the rule of law and democracy were interlinked and mutually reinforcing, and that they belonged to the universal and indivisible core values and principles of the United Nations.
Background Opening Remarks. Voluntary pledging by Member States. Archive / The High-level Meeting on the rule of law on 24 September 2012 is a significant milestone for the United Nations. On this occasion, governments can turn vision and goodwill into concrete commitments through voluntary pledges. Pledges can provide a way for governments to show leadership on particular rule of law issues based on their national priorities and needs. Pledges also provide a useful platform for local discussions within national government, with civil society and, where appropriate, assistance providers. Submitted pledges Thematic and Regional Breakdown of Pledges Who makes pledges? Member States can make pledges: Individually; or Jointly, with two or more States underlining their commitment to work together towards a common goal (including, e.g., regional groups).
What does a pledge contain? Pledges should be: Specific Achievable Action-oriented Time-bound (i.e., indicating in measurable terms the objectives to be reached within a concrete period of time). Contacts. Donor approaches to justice. DFID’s approach to the justice sector is outlined on the overview page of this guide. Issues like the accessibility of justice mechanisms to the poor, the perspectives of users, human rights and penal reform receive varying levels of attention from other donors. For example, the World Bank focuses on legal and judicial reform for the purpose of strengthening market institutions, and USAID on the ‘rule of law’.
Human rights are emphasised by the Ford Foundation, the European Union and the Canadian and Swedish development agencies. Recent policy documents and webpages are listed below. Page contents Comparative studies Piron, L-H, 2005, Donor Assistance to Justice Sector Reform in Africa: Living Up to the New Agenda? African Development Bank African Development Bank, 2009, ‘Agreement for the Establishment of the African Legal Support Facility (ALSF)’, AfDBAccess full text: available online Asian Development Bank AusAID Canadian International Development Agency Toope, S.
European Union World Bank. United Nations Rule of Law. LJ Annual report with Annexes.pdf (application/pdf Object) UN rule of law guidance and policy material. Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group. About / Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group / Seminar organized by the RoLCRG and the Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN. Composition Under the ultimate authority and direction of the Secretary-General, responsibility since 2007 for the overall coordination and coherence of rule of law within the United Nations system rests with the Rule of Law Coordination and Resource Group. The Group is chaired by the Deputy Secretary-General and supported by its secretariat, the Rule of Law Unit . Background In September 2012 the Secretary-General provided a new direction for the collective efforts of the United Nations system in the rule of law. At the Headquarters level, the Secretary-General designated the Department of Peacekeeping Operations and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as the joint global focal point for the police, justice and corrections areas in the rule of law in post-conflict and other crisis situations.
Www.unodc.org/documents/about-unodc/UNODC-strategy-July08.pdf. NCSC International. PROLAW Program, Loyola University Chicago. Giacomo Oberto's Home Page. Committees - ILA. The Rule of Law: Controlling Government syllabus. Syllabus Reading Assigments Supplemental Readings volume 1 Supplemental Readings volume 2 Supplemental Readings volume 3 Supplemental Readings volume 4 List of suggested paper topics Class Dates & Topics September 5 I. A. I. Ii. -Law for the Purpose of Enforcing the Will of the State (or the will of the ruling elite) or Law for the Purpose of Promoting Liberty and Individual Freedom (protecting against interference with liberty from either individuals or the State) -Elements of the Rule of Law and a Jurisprudence of Freedom and Human Dignity B.
I. Ii. -Rationalism, Plato, and Descartes (deductive mode) -Empiricism, Aristotle, and Locke/Montesquieu (inductive mode) September 12 C. September 19 D. September 26 E. Guest Participant: James M. October 3 II. A. I. . - Ruthless Pursuit of Power: Machiavelli (The Prince), Nietzsche (“warrior” vs. Ii.Empowering the Individual: Toward Human Freedom iii. . - The Nature of Man: From Plato's “Philosopher King” to Freud's “Realism” October 10 B. C. On Your Own: D. III. A.
Reforms. Democracy. Legal empowerment. Home. Due Process of Law Foundation. A summary of DPLF's activities, projects, and institutional developments for the year The Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) is a private non-profit, non-governmental organization based in Washington, DC whose mission is to strengthen the rule of law and promote respect for human rights in Latin America through strategic alliances, research, advocacy and outreach. Our vision is a Latin America in which civil society, using national and international legal instruments, participates fully in consolidation of the rule of law, and in which judicial institutions are independent, transparent, accessible and able to fulfill their role in strengthening democracy. DPLF was founded by the former members of the United Nations Truth Commission for El Salvador, and created with the understanding that human rights can only be guaranteed through the existence of strong and independent national judicial systems.
DPLF’s work is carried out through four program areas: International Commission of Jurists. ABA Rule of Law Initiative - Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Programs. The Public International Law & Policy Group - PILPG. Justice Initiative - Open Society Institute - OSI.