Standing with Ukranian & Russian Rule of Law Defenders

Standing with Ukranian and Russian Rule of Law Defenders

The global rule of law crisis reached a new low this week with the unprovoked attack by Russian forces against democratic and independent Ukraine, a blatant violation of international law and respect for territorial sovereignty. As the most recent WJP Rule of Law Index found, respect for rule of law principles such as constraints on government powers and fundamental rights has been deteriorating in Russia and improving in Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s naked aggression against the wishes of the Ukrainian people is yet another sign of the dangers posed by unchecked executive power and government control of the media. We stand with the brave people of both Ukraine and Russia who want to live in peace, with respect for the rule of law.

At our upcoming World Justice Forum, leading voices from civil society, law and academia in Ukraine and Russia will share their work on fighting corruption, defending the right to information, and promoting rule of law education as part of our World Justice Challenge. We hope you can join these rule of law defenders in The Hague or online at the World Justice Forum, May 30 - June 2.

First World Justice Forum Speakers Announced

Today, the World Justice Project and our partners are proud to announce several exciting speakers at the upcoming World Justice Forum 2022: Building More Just Communities (May 30 - June 2 in The Hague and online). We encourage you to register now to hear from Věra Jourová, the leading European Commission official responsible for the European rule of law agenda. As last week’s European Court of Justice decision against Hungary and Poland showed, rule of law is a critical issue for the future of the European Union.

Other confirmed speakers include Jan Beagle, Director-General of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO); Maja Daruwala, Chief Editor of the India Justice Report, Atieno Odhiambo, Director of the Legal Empowerment Fund, and Arizona State University’s Rebecca Sandefur. Professor Sandefur is a MacArthur-genius-award-winning expert on access to justice, one of the Forum’s three intersecting themes. The other two World Justice Forum 2022 themes are anti-corruption & open government and equal rights & non-discrimination. We will announce more speakers on a rolling basis, but don’t wait to register!

Prepare to Drive Impact at the World Justice Forum

Photo taken at the World Justice Forum 2019 Working Session, Building the Case: Why Business Needs to be Part of the Movement Towards Global Access to Justice

Whether you attend the World Justice Forum online or in person in The Hague, you’ll get to choose from dozens of working group sessions. These collaborative, hands-on sessions are where private sector and civil society leaders, policymakers, and donors meet to forge ambitious but practical plans and drive impact across a wide variety of issue areas. Many 2019 Forum attendees continue to leverage these sessions to great success, including the partners behind a new coalition on customary and informal justice (CIJ).

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Choose from over 30 Working Sessions

Working Sessions at World Justice Forum 2022 will run on three tracks: (1) Access to Justice, (2) Anti-Corruption, and (3) Equal Rights. Confirmed sessions include:

Civic Space Restrictions: What the Data Tell Us
People-Centered Innovations in Community Justice
Setting Evidence-Based Public Integrity Priorities
Technology & Judicial Excellence in the ASEAN Region
Democracy Dividends of ESG Investing
Judges as Peacebuilders in Latin America
Cities Increasing Women’s Access to Services
Intersectional Discrimination and Indigenous Communities
Protecting Vulnerable Populations from Climate Change

Listen to Forum Speakers in Your Language

For the very first time, interpretation will be available at World Justice Forum 2022. All plenary sessions will feature live interpretation in Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian. Online working sessions will also feature interpretation in French and Spanish.

Apply for the Justice Expo by March 1!

The Justice Expo is the centerpiece of the World Justice Forum 2022. This cross-cutting open space at the World Forum venue in The Hague will showcase exhibitors presenting innovative and original rule of law content across the Forum’s three themes.

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