American Bar Association/UNDP International Legal Resource Center

American Bar Association/UNDP International Legal Resource Center The ILRC also conducts legislative assessments of domestic legislation that is either in force in developing countries or is in draft form. lawyers.

Since 1999, the American Bar Association's International Legal Resource Center (ILRC) (http://ambar.org/ilrc), housed in the Section of International Law, has provided pro-bono technical legal assistance to UNDP regarding their rule of law, human rights, and democratic governance work in developing countries by assembling teams of legal volunteer experts from over 100 countries to conduct issue-sp

ecific research. Experts are selected from a database of over 1750 members that have an average of 19.5 years of experience and who represent over 100 countries. Fifty percent of ILRC experts are non-U.S. To date, the ILRC has carried out over 300 pro-bono projects in over 100 countries on issues such as institutional capacity building, public administration, constitutional reform, anti-corruption, access to criminal justice, criminal law reform, mainstreaming human rights, and legal empowerment of the poor. The ILRC is designed to provide free technical assistance on a variety of issues, including, but not limited to: reforming legal institutions and systems, building constitutional frameworks, improving parliaments’ efficiency and strategic planning, sustaining decentralization measures, conducting legal education and judicial trainings, evaluating UNDP projects and assisting with work plan development, gender equality, providing legal services to marginalized populations, restructuring public sector regulations, developing independent lawyer associations, and establishing new access to justice mechanisms. UNDP country offices interested in receiving pro-bono legal assistance should contact Khalil Ali at [email protected] or 202-662-1662. Legal experts interested in volunteering on ILRC projects should complete this registration form and email their resumes/CVs to [email protected]: https://americanbar.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a9INjod3AN5aAq9


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10/14/2015

UN Commends Tunisian Dialogue Quartet for Nobel Peace Prize Win

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon applauded the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet on being awarded this year’s Nobel Prize for Peace. He lauded Tunisia for “managing to avoid the disappointment and dashed hopes” that arose after the ‘Arab Spring,’ that tragically have emerged in other re…

10/14/2015

UN Security Council Authorizes Operations to Disrupt Migrant Smuggling of Coast of Libya

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The United Nations Security Council has authorized one year operations by the European Union (EU) and individual countries to inspect and or seize vessels suspected of smuggling people in the Mediterranean in order to help “ save the threatened lives of migrants or of victims of human trafficking” a…

10/14/2015

UN General Assembly President Hails Annual Debate as ‘Historic and Seminal’

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The United Nations General Assembly concluded its 70th annual General Debate on October 3rd, 2015. The General Debate was attended by the Highest number of Heads of State and Governments ever, with Assembly President Mogens Lykketoft calling it a “historic” event crowned by the “truly seminal commit…

10/01/2015

Security Council Welcomes Reinstatement of Transitional Authorities in Burkina Faso

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The United Nations Security Council welcomed the reinstatement of President Michel Kafando and the transitional authorities in Burkina Faso following a coup d’état in mid-September. During the coup, President Kafando, Prime Minister Yacouba Isaac Zida and several Government ministers were detained a…

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