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IDLO is the only intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law. Governments, multilateral organizations, private foundations and the private sector support our work. We are headquartered in Rome, where we were first founded, and where we continue to enjoy strong support from the Italian government. We are present in The Hague, a city whose hospitality connects us with an unrivaled legal tradition. And we are represented at the United Nations in New York and Geneva, where we help shape the debate about human rights and development.
OUR VISION IS A WORLD WHERE EVERY PERSON LIVES IN DIGNITY AND UNDER THE RULE OF LAW.
We enable countries to design, reform and strengthen those laws and institutions most apt to deliver justice, dignity and economic opportunity. We do not champion law for law’s sake: if we promote well-functioning courts, we also strive to make them accessible. For us, helping draft a national Constitution means giving a voice to the rural widow. The same emphasis on the end-user informs IDLO’s record on commercial law, intellectual property law, environmental law, and every other area of law, national or international.
IDLO HAS:
- Experience working in dozens of countries
- Expertise in institution building and legal empowerment
- A network of 2,500 experts and 47 independent alumni associations
- Knowledge of diverse legal systems
- Extensive research on rights and justice
IDLO IS:
- The only intergovernmental organization exclusively devoted to promoting the rule of law
- An international thought leader
IDLO WAS:
- Established as an intergovernmental organization in 1988
- Granted United Nations Observer status in 2001
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Resources
Displaying 11 - 15 of 21Water tenure reform and public access to water as a basic need
Access to water is a widely debated topic as water scarcity is looming large before several developing countries. The traditional approach of water as a public good is giving way to reforms which consider water as an economic good. This paper critically reviews legal and policy issues around the changing approach to appropriation and access to water. It identifies two major trends in reforms in water governance:
Contestation, confusion and corruption
This paper explores the politics of ‘customary’ land tenure, land reform, and traditional leaders in Zambia. In Zambia, as elsewhere in Southern Africa, the government at the behest of donors has implemented market-based tenure reform legislation. This legislation aims to improve the security of land tenure and to promote development through investment. The paper shows how complex, indeterminate, and contentious this tenure reform has been on the ground – particularly in relation to the 94 per cent of Zambian land that is held in ‘customary’ tenure.
2 Resolución de Conflictos
General
Capacidades institucionales y sociales fortalecidas, enfocadas hacia la conciliación y Mecanismos de Resolución de Conflictos de uso y tenencia de la tierra
Sust. Integr. Land Use (GEF)
General
Establishing systems for sustainable integrated land-use planning across New-Britain Island in Papua New Guinea
2 Resolución de Conflictos
General
Capacidades institucionales y sociales fortalecidas, enfocadas hacia la conciliación y Mecanismos de Resolución de Conflictos de uso y tenencia de la tierra