The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the University of Pennsylvania Law School have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding; the document creates a framework for the signatories to join forces in promoting the rule of law. The new partnership also creates an internship program which will provide opportunities for Juris Doctor students to work with IDLO staff in Rome, New York Geneva, and The Hague.
“IDLO is delighted to partner with Penn Law to advance our shared goals of strengthening the rule of law globally,” IDLO Director-General Irene Khan said. “Top law schools like Penn Law have a defining role to play in building legal capacity to do so.”
For his part, Dean of Penn Law Ted Ruger spoke of the 'excitement' of working with IDLO. The rule of law, he said, was "an issue on which scholars at the Law School and the experts of IDLO are doing vital work. In addition, our students will have the opportunity to learn from IDLO’s wide-ranging knowledge of global legal issues.