Publications
20 November, 2018
This report looks at the importance of women's professional participation in decision making bodies as a human right and crucial component of good governance, particularly in the justice sector. Despite gaps in data and research, as their numbers and influence solidify, women...
18 November, 2018
The 2017 Annual Report is the first to cover IDLO's 2017 - 2020 Strategic Plan, known as 'Strategy 2020'. The Report also provides a broad and comprehensive summary of our activities and operating information. For additional financial information, and to download our Financial...
10 October, 2018
An overview of IDLO's work in 2018, the year of its 30th anniversary as an intergovernmental organization, reflecting on how IDLO’s programs, advocacy and thought leadership support the Sustainable Development Goals to advance equality, inclusion, human rights, justice, peace...
8 October, 2018
In 2017, IDLO began to implement its new Strategic Plan covering the 2017-2020 period - Strategy 2020. This report is an internal review of the first year of Strategy 2020 as set out in the 2017 Management Plan (MP2017), pending a more comprehensive independent mid-term...
26 June, 2018
The objective of this handbook is to assist law lecturers, legal clinic managers and law students in Uganda to respond effectively to the HIV epidemic. Effective responses include providing HIV-related legal advice and litigation support; leading in research on HIV-related law...
26 June, 2018
English: The objective of this handbook is to assist law lecturers, legal clinic managers and law students in Tanzania to respond effectively to the HIV epidemic. Effective responses include providing HIV-related legal advice and litigation support; leading in research on HIV-...
30 November, 2017
(ENGLISH, ARABIC, SPANISH) This report describes the contribution of IDLO’s HIV and Health Law Program (2009–2017) to ending AIDS in Latin America and the Middle East and North Africa regions. It details six approaches to strengthening legal services, and gives examples from...
24 November, 2017
An overview of IDLO's work in 2017, reflecting on how IDLO’s programs, advocacy and thought leadership support the Sustainable Development Goals to advance equality, inclusion, human rights, justice, peace and prosperity.
24 November, 2017
Focusing on capacity development programming and transition to national authorities in Afghanistan and beyond, this Lessons Learned Brief captures lessons generated from IDLO’s experience implementing JTTP. As part of the methodology, programmatic lessons have been enhanced and...
1 November, 2017
The 2016 Annual Report covers the three thematic pillars of IDLO’s 2013- 2016 Strategic Plan: Building effective legal institutions; Ensuring access to justice; and Promoting legal solutions to advance economic opportunity and sustainable development.
18 August, 2017
This book provides the courts with guidance when determining when to admit ‘friend of the court’ or ‘amicus curiae’ petitioners and when to seek out amicus participation of their own initiative. The publication considers the prevailing legal framework together with case law and...
31 July, 2017
This report was presented to the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - Sida, in recognition of the completion of IDLO's successful Strategic Plan 2013 - 2016.
Using a combination of independent evaluations and internal analysis, this...
4 May, 2017
The Lessons Learned Brief, Avoiding Violence and Enhancing Legitimacy: Judicial Preparedness for Handling Electoral Disputes in Kenya and Beyond presents lessons on electoral dispute preparation (EDP) and electoral dispute resolution (EDR) programming, drawing from IDLO’s...
6 March, 2017
IDLO’s report provides an overview of the relationship between gender equality, food security and the rule of law.
It examines a number of the key challenges that affect women’s food security and land rights - inadequate laws and policies, implementation failures and barriers...
16 January, 2017
This report aims to raise awareness about the role that the reform of public health laws can play in advancing the right to health and in creating the conditions for people to live healthy lives. By encouraging a better understanding of how public health law can be used to...