World Justice Challenge 2021
Applications Now Open!
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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.
Cash awards ($20,000 USD to each winner) will go to six projects that show demonstrable results and promising prospects for future progress, replication, and scaling.
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The COVID-19 pandemic strikes in the midst of a global rule of law crisis in which respect for key principles of good governance has been eroding in many countries for a number of years. These twin crises of public health and rule of law make this pandemic particularly dangerous. Identifying and promoting good practices and promising approaches are essential to addressing the crisis' underlying governance challenges, supporting an effective recovery process, and building back better rule of law based societies.
The World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis competition invites submissions featuring solutions that address four aspects of the rule of law directly affected by the pandemic:
Applications are now open. Stay tuned to our email list and social media channels for the latest announcements.
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Upcoming Events
In the course of the World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis competition, the World Justice Project will convene thematic webinars focused on COVID-19 and its effects on access to justice for all, accountable governance, anti-corruption and open government, and fundamental rights and non-discrimination. The first event in this series will focus on "Anti-Corruption and Open Government in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Action."
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Anti-Corruption and Open Government in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Action
World Justice Challenge Webinar Event
Wednesday, October 28
10:00 AM (EDT)
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The World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis seeks to identify, recognize, and promote good anti-corruption and open government practices and high-impact projects and policies that protect and advance the rule of law in this time of unprecedented crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic gives rise to significant corruption risks. Governments have mobilized massive resources to respond to the health and economic crises. At the same time, many governments have enacted emergency procurement procedures and suspended corruption prevention and enforcement mechanisms. Each of these measures increases risk for corruption and waste. This corruption risk is a rule of law problem in itself. It also compromises the pandemic response, undermining much-needed trust in public institutions, squandering supplies and resources, and impeding their flow to those in need.
Co-sponsored by World Justice Challenge thematic partners the Open Government Partnership and the OECD, this discussion will focus on key anti-corruption and open government problems raised and exacerbated by the pandemic and discuss recommendations for actions needed to address the crisis' underlying challenges, support an effective recovery process, and build back better rule of law based societies.
Speakers
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- Giulio Nessi, Policy Research and Advice, Public Sector Integrity Division, Directorate for Public Governance, OECD
- Tonu Basu, Deputy Director of Thematic Policy Areas, Open Government Partnership
- Elizabeth Andersen, moderator, Executive Director, World Justice Project
Anti-Corruption and Open Government Resources
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View Anti-Corruption and Open Government Resources on the World Justice Challenge 2021 website.
This webinar event is produced in partnership with the following World Justice Challenge 2021 Thematic Partners:
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Thank you to our Sponsors and Partners for the World Justice Challenge 2021:
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