Learn more about the Access to Justice and Human Rights Program Area.

 

The ICCPR Legal Implementation Index

• ICCPR Legal Implementation Index (July 2003)
• A Targeted Analysis of the Implementation of the ICCPR in Macedonia (June 2004)

 

Legislative Assessments

• Analysis of the Aliens and Nationality Law of the Republic of Liberia (May 2009)
• Analysis of the Draft Law Amending the 2002 Law of the Kyrgyz Republic on the Rights of Citizens to have Peaceful Assemblies. Also available in Russian
• Analysis of the Code of Children for the Kyrgyz Republic (December 2005)
• Analysis of the Draft Law on Restitution of Housing and Property to the Victims of the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict (August 2004)
• Analysis of the Draft Laws on Freedom of Expression for the Republic of Georgia (January 2003)
• Analysis of the Law on Defamation for the Republic of Algeria (July 2002)

 

Research Papers

• Protective Measures for Witnesses and Rights of the Accused at the ICTY (June 2003)
• Conflict Mapping: Innovation in International Responses in Post-Conflict Societies (2003)
• The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia: Unforeseen Successes and Foreseeable Shortcomings (Summer/Fall 2002)
• Killings and Refugee Flow in Kosovo March-June 1999: A Report to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (January 2002)
• Political Killings in Kosova/Kosovo March - June 1999 (October 2002)
• Note from the Field - Mediation in Bosnia and Herzegovina: A Second Application
• Concept paper on Media Law (November 1996)

 

Practical Guides/Toolkits

• Practical Guide to International and Regional Human Rights Instruments Applicable in Sierra Leone (October 2005)
• Practical Guide to the International Covenant on Civil & Political Rights

Learn more about the Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity Program Area.

 

Legislative Assessments

• The United Nations Convention against Corruption and Georgian Legislation (October 2006).  in Georgian | The Executive Summary is available in English
• Analysis of Anti-Corruption Legislation in the Kyrgyz Republic - September 2006 (both in English and Russian).
• Analysis of the Draft Law of Ukraine on Basic Principles of Preventing and Combating Corruption in Ukraine (August 2004)

 

Articles

• Corruption and the Ukrainian Economy by Tatyana Khavanska, Ukraine Deputy Country Director, in Commerce Magazine, March 2007

 

Other

• Report - Seminar on High Level Corruption and Judicial Sanctions (November 2007). Also available in Romanian
• List of Attendees - Seminar on High Level Corruption and Judicial Sanctions (November 2007). Also available in Romanian
• The Romanian Framework on Illicit Enrichment (July 2007). Also available in Romanian
• Report on the Romanian Framework on Illicit Enrichment - by Prof. Guillermo Jorge (Only in Romanian)
• Report on Romania’s Progress on Accompanying Measures Following Accession (June 2007). Also available in Romanian

Learn more about the Criminal Law Reform and Anti-Human Trafficking Program Area.

 

Detention Procedure Assessment Tool (DPAT)

• Armenia - Detention Procedure Assessment Tool (April 2010) | also available in Armenian.

 

Human Trafficking Assessment Tool (HTAT)

• Mexico - Human Trafficking Assessment Tool (August 2009) | also available in Spanish
• Mexico - HTAT Assessment Tool (December 2005)
• Moldova - Human Trafficking Assessment Tool (June 2005) | also available in Romanian

 

Juvenile Detention Procedure Assessments

• Belize - Assessment of Juvenile Justice (November 2010)
• Nicaragua - Assessment of Juvenile Justice (in Spanish | November 2010)

 

Legislative Assessments

• Belize - Assessment of Juvenile Justice (November 2010)
• Montenegro - Analysis of the Draft Law on Police (June 2002)
• Nicaragua - Assessment of Juvenile Justice (in Spanish | November 2010)

 

Practical Guides/Toolkits

• Handbook of International Standards on Pretrial Detention (2010)
• Handbook of International Standards on Sentencing Procedures (2010)
• The Croatian Journalists' Guide to Criminal Procedure
• Tool-kit to Combat Trafficking in Persons in Ecuador (in Spanish).

 

 

Prosecutorial Reform Index (PRI)

• Belize - Prosecutorial Reform Index (March 2011)
• Bulgaria - Prosecutorial Reform Index (June 2006) | Executive Summary | also available in Bulgarian
• Kyrgyzstan - Prosecutorial Reform Index (March 2007) | also available in Russian and Kyrgyz.
• Moldova - Prosecutorial Reform Index (June 2008). Also available in Romanian

 

Research Papers

• Report and Recommendations on the Criminal Procedure Code of Uzbekistan (October 2003)
• Concept Paper on Plea Bargains (December 1999)
• Concept Paper on Sentencing and Punishment (June 1997)

 

Learn more about the Judicial Reform Program Area.

 

Judicial Reform Index (JRI)

• Albania - Judicial Reform Index, Volume IV (December 2008) | also available in Albanian
• Albania - Judicial Reform Index, Volume III (October 2006) | also available in Albanian
• Albania - Judicial Reform Index, Volume II (February 2004) | also available in Albanian
• Albania - Judicial Reform Index, Volume I (December 2001) | also available in Albanian
• Armenia - Judicial Reform Index, Volume III (January 2008) | also available in Armenian
• Armenia - Judicial Reform Index, Volume II (December 2004)
• Armenia - Judicial Reform Index (April 2002)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Judicial Reform Index, Volume II (February 2006) | Executive Summary
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Judicial Reform Index (October 2001) | BCS version
• Bulgaria - Judicial Reform Index Volume III (April 2006) | Executive Summary | also available in Bulgarian
• Bulgaria - Judicial Reform Index Volume II (April 2004) | also available in Bulgarian
• Bulgaria - Judicial Reform Index (July 2002) | also available in Bulgarian
• Croatia - Judicial Reform Index (April 2002) | also available in Croatian
• Georgia - Judicial Reform Index, Volume II (April 2008). Also available in Georgian
• Georgia - Judicial Reform Index (September 2005) | Executive Summary
• Kazakhstan - Judicial Reform Index (February 2004) | also available in Russian
• Kosovo - Judicial Reform Index Volume IV (October 2010). Also available in Albanian and Serbian.
• Kosovo - Judicial Reform Index Volume III (August 2007). Also available in Serbian and Albanian.
• Kosovo - Judicial Reform Index Volume II (October 2004) | also available in Albanian
• Kosovo - Judicial Reform Index (April 2002) | also available in Serbian and Albanian
• Kyrgyzstan - Judicial Reform Index (June 2003) | also available in Russian
• Macedonia - Judicial Reform Index Volume II (March 2003)
• Macedonia - Judicial Reform Index (March 2002)
• Moldova - Judicial Reform Index, Volume III (June 2009). Also available in Romanian
• Moldova - Judicial Reform Index Volume II (January 2007) | also available in Romanian
• Moldova - Judicial Reform Index (November 2002) | also available in Romanian
• Montenegro - Judicial Reform Index (April 2002) | also available in Montenegrin
• Philippines - Judicial Reform Index (March 2006) | Executive Summary
• Romania - Judicial Reform Index (May 2002) | also available in Romanian
• Serbia - Judicial Reform Index Volume II (September 2005) | also available in Serbia
• Serbia - Update to the JRI (December 2003)
• Serbia - Judicial Reform Index (February 2002) | also available in Serbian
• Slovakia - Judicial Reform Index (June 2002)
• Tajikistan - Judicial Reform Index (December 2008). Also available in Russian
• Ukraine - Judicial Reform Index Volume II (December 2005) | Executive Summary | also available in Ukrainian
• Ukraine - Judicial Reform Index (May 2002) | also available in Ukrainian
• Uzbekistan - Judicial Reform Index (May 2002) | also available in Uzbek and Russian

 

Legislative Assessments

• Analysis of the 1997 Civil Procedure Rules for the Philippines (January 2007)
• Analysis of the Draft Code of Judicial Conduct for the Kingdom of Cambodia (December 2005)
• Analysis of the Draft Law on the Department of Judicial Administration for the Republic of Moldova (April 2004)
• Analysis of the Judicial Ethics Code for the Republic of Azerbaijan (August 2003)
• Analysis of the Draft Law on the Constitutional Court and Amendments to the Constitution for the Republic of Moldova (May 2002)

 

Research Papers

• Commentary to the Judicial Ethics Rules of Georgia (2008)
• Survey of Legislative Framework for the Enforcement of Judgments (July 2003)
• The Constitutional Position of Judiciary (January 2005), ABA/CEELI-Belgrade
• Judicial System Knowledge and Perception Survey: Georgia (June 2005)
• The Code of Ethics for Magistrates- Theoretical and Practical Aspects (July 2005)
• The Code of Ethics for Court Clerks: Innovation and Challenge in the Romanian Judicial System (July 2005)
• Concept Paper on Judicial Independence (April 1999)
• Concept Paper on Specialized Courts (June 1996)
• Concept Paper on Selected Issues of Civil Procedure (May 1996)
• New Code of Judicial Conduct for the Philippine Judiciary (February 2007)

Learn more about the Legal Education Reform and Civic Education Area.

 

Legal Education Reform Index (LERI)

• Kosovo Legal Education Reform Index (July 2010). Also available in Albanian and Serbian.
• Kosovo Legal Education Reform Index (May 2008)

 

Legislative Assessments

• Legal Education Reform Index for Armenia (2007). Also available in Armenian
• Analysis of the Draft Law on Legal Education for the Republic of Georgia (September 2002)
• Analysis of the Internal Regulation of Tirana Law Faculty for the Republic of Albania (August 2002)

 

Research Papers

• Recommendations to the Moldova Union of Lawyers Regarding Continuing Legal Education (September 2010)
• Recommendations to the National Institute of Justice Regarding Curriculum Development and Training Delivery (September 2010)
• Accreditation Standards of Law Faculties in the Transitioning States of Central Europe and Eurasia (September 2005)
• Globalization and the Challenges Facing Legal Education: the GATS, Mobility and Recognition of Qualifications (September 2005)
• Legal Education Reform: The Development of Quality Assurance Mechanisms, Standards, and the Role of Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agencies (September 2005)
• Law School Accreditation in the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union: What Steps for the Future? (November 2003) | also available in Russian

 

Practical Guides/Toolkits

• Kosovo Legal Ethics Handbook (2008). Also available in Serbian and Albanian.
• TeenLaw - A Course for High School Students about the Law, Rights & Responsibilities, and the Kosovo Legal System (September 2007) | also available in Albanian.
• Criteria and Minimum Standards for Establishing and Developing Legal Clinics within Higher Educational Institutions in Armenia (June 2005)
• European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). Syllabus and Materials for the University of Prishtina, Law Faculty by Professor Thomas H. Speedy Rice, ABA Rule of Law Legal Education Specialist (February 2007) | also available in Albanian

Learn more about the Legal Profession Reform Program Area.

 

Legal Profession Reform Index (LPRI)

• Armenia - Legal Profession Reform Index (December 2008) | also available in Armenian
• Armenia - Legal Profession Reform Index (November 2003)
• Azerbaijan - Legal Profession Reform Index (February 2005) | also available in Azeri
• Bulgaria - Legal Profession Reform Index (May 2006) | Executive Summary | also available in Bulgarian
• Bulgaria - Legal Profession Reform Index (November 2004) | also available in Bulgarian
• Georgia - Legal Profession Reform Index, Volume II (November 2007) | also available in Georgian
• Georgia - Legal Profession Reform Index (June 2005) | also available in Georgian
• Kosovo - Legal Profession Reform Index, Volume III (May 2009) | also available in Serbian and Albanian
• Kosovo - Legal Profession Reform Index, Volume II (April 2007) | also available in Albanian & Serbian
• Kosovo - Legal Profession Reform Index (July 2004) | also available in Albanian
• Kyrgyzstan - Legal Profession Reform Index (October 2004) | also available in Russian
• Macedonia - Legal Profession Reform Index (June 2004) | also available in Macedonian
• Moldova - Legal Profession Reform Index, Volume II (April 2009). | also available in Romanian
• Moldova - Legal Profession Reform Index (April 2004) | also available in Romanian
• Tajikistan - Legal Profession Reform Index (September 2005) | also available in Russian

 

Legislative Assessments

• Kosovo Chamber of Advocates Strategic Plan (February 2009). Also available in Albanian and Serbian
• Kosovo Law Day Planning Guide (2009). Also available in Serbian and Albanian.
• Kosovo Chamber of Advocates Organizational Assessment 2007 (January 2008) | in Albanian and English
• Moldova Bar Association Organizational Assessment (September 2010)
• Analysis of the Draft Laws of Ukraine On the Bar (September 2007) | also available in Ukrainian
• Analysis of the Draft Law on Legal Aid for the Republic of Ukraine (April 2004)
• Analysis of the 2003 Draft Law on Advocacy and Advocates Activity for the Republic of Armenia (December 2003)
• Analysis of the Draft Law on the Legal Profession for the Republic of Albania (May 2003)

 

Research Papers

• Concept Paper on Professional Legal Ethics: A Comparative Perspective (July 2002)

Learn more about the Women's Rights Program Area.

 

The CEDAW Assessment Tool

• CEDAW Assessment Tool (January 2002)
• Armenia - CEDAW Assessment Tool Report (July 2002)
• Georgia - CEDAW Assessment Tool Report (October 2003)
• Russia - CEDAW Assessment Tool Report (February 2006) | also in Russian
• Serbia - CEDAW Assessment Tool Report (April 2003)

 

Legislative Assessments

• Domestic Violence in Romania: the Law, the Court System (April 2007) | also available in Romanian
• Analysis of the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan on State Guarantees of Equal Rights for Men and Women and Equal Opportunities in the Exercise of Such Rights (November 2005)

 

Research Papers

• The Status of Women in Iraq: An Assessment of Iraq's De Jure and De Facto Compliance with International Legal Standards (July 2005) | also available in Arabic
• Update to The Status of Women in Iraq: An Assessment of Iraq's De Jure and De Facto Compliance with International Legal Standards (December 2006)
• International and Regional Standards for Protecting Victims of Domestic Violence by Andreea Vesa, Senior Legal Analyst

 

Other

• Moldova Know Your Rights Brochure on Gender Equality for non-lawyers, Romanian version (August 2007). Also in Russian
• Moldova Know Your Rights Brochure on Gender Equality and Domestic Violence for Local Public Authorities, Romanian Version (December 2007)
• Moldova Brochure on Domestic Violence (September 2006) | also available in Romanian
• Moldova Brochure on Date Rape (January 2005) | also available in Romanian
• Moldova Brochure on Domestic Violence (January 2005) | also available in Romanian
• Moldova Brochure on Sexual Violence (January 2005) | also available in Romanian
• Moldova Brochure on Women's Rights in the Family (November 2004) | also available in Romanian