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The World Justice Project is pleased to announce the newest edition of the WJP Rule of Law Index® will launch on October 20th, 2016

On July 14, 2016, the World Justice Project was proud to attend the launch of the SDG16 Data Initiative, taking place in conjunction with the United Nation’s High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

On May 6-7, 2016, a distinguished group of leading academics and experts joined the World Justice Project for a two-day conference at Stanford Law School. 

The World Justice Project (WJP) today announced the winner of the inaugural WJP Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional Rule of Law Journalism.

Last month, the World Justice Project joined more than 20 organizations in the launch of a new Governance Data Alliance (GDA) tool that compiles a range of governance data for the first time.

Last week, several members of the U.S. women’s soccer team, the reigning World Cup and Olympic champions, filed a federal complaint charging the U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF) with wage discrimination.

2015 set a new record for displaced populations worldwide: 59.5 million people. 

Davos is casual. No tie or the feminine equivalent. It has the highest density of movers and shakers from all walks of life anywhere. 

On January 20, 2015, Samrakshak Samuha Nepal (SASANE) was awarded first place in the non-governmental category at the 12th annual UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism in Madrid, Spain. SASANE was recognized for its Sisterhood of Survivors (SOS) Program designed to provide hospitality training to trafficking survivors in Kathmandu, Nepal.

As the world marked International Migrants Day on December 18 with a worldwide candlelight vigil to commemorate migrants and refugees who perished this year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released shocking new figures of forced displacement worldwide.  By the end of 2015, it’s likely that the figure of displaced people will surpass 60 million—as many as the populations of Canada and Australia combined, or the entire population of Italy. 

The World Justice Project is pleased to announce the inaugural WJP Anthony Lewis Prize for Exceptional Rule of Law Journalism. This annual competition has been created to acknowledge journalists from around the world who have contributed to increased awareness and understanding of the foundational importance of the rule of law. The winner will receive $10,000 USD to be awarded in May 2016.

In honor of Human Rights Day on December 10, we take a look at Factor 4 of the WJP Rule of Law Index 2015: Fundamental Rights.  

On October 24 2015, Senegalese NGO CONAF – the National Committee for Literacy and Training – convened civil society representatives, public health practitioners, village chiefs, civil registry officials, and religious leaders at the launch ceremony for its program to improve women and children’s access to civil registry in the region of Diourbel.

Our annual report covering the World Justice Project’s efforts to advance the rule of law in 2014 is now available in the WJP publications library.

A new paper published by BMJ Open explores whether “the rule of law is a foundational determinant of health that underlies other socioeconomic, political and cultural factors that have been associated with health outcomes.”

Four new pilot programs to address key rule of law issues in Senegal—including corruption, access to information, and women and children’s rights—have been awarded seed grants through the World Justice Challenge.

On behalf of the judiciary of the United Kingdom, let me very warmly welcome the American Bar Association to London. 

On June 2nd, the World Justice Project launched the WJP Rule of Law Index 2015 in Washington DC, presenting our newest data on how the rule of law is experienced by ordinary people in 102 countries around the globe. You can now access the 2015 WJP Rule of Law Index report and data here.