Why is the rule of law important
Why is the Rule of Law Important?
the rule of law is the backbone of an
effective society of course it includes
laws legal institutions and legal
processes that guarantee fundamental
human rights and also ensure accountable
governance and access to justice for all
the mission of the American Bar
Association rule of law initiative ra da
Rowley is to promote justice economic
opportunity and human dignity through
the rule of law we do this by partnering
with local and national justice sector
actors lawyers judges prosecutors
government officials and activists to
strengthen laws and legal institutions
and expand citizens access to justice in
more than 50 countries around the world
ABA rolly efforts are concentrated in
four program areas governance and
justice system strengthening human
rights and access to justice transitions
conflict mitigation and peace building
and finally inclusive and sustainable
development several principles inform
ABA roley's work and have been the key
to our success
we work in partnership we take a
comparative and international approach
we draw on pro bono contributions of
more than 400,000 members and build a
global community of legal professionals
and finally we are focused on developing
sustainable solutions the ABA has so
much talent that it's called judges and
lawyers who care about the health and
welfare of our planet they're not people
who come to tell the other country this
is how you should do it they respond to
the need
a beer Olli helps protect vulnerable
populations in the Democratic Republic
of Congo since 2008 ABA roli supported
partners have helped many vulnerable
children obtain birth certificates which
are the legal foundation for health and
education services and protection
against child labor forcible
conscription child marriage and sexual
exploitation ABA Rowley helps counter
crime and keep communities safe with ABA
Rowley support Mekong regional
nongovernmental organizations and police
uncovered a major regional trafficking
and slavery Network leading to over a
hundred and fifty arrests ABA roller
supports the development of effective
and accountable justice sector
institutions twenty years of ABA rouille
assistance in Armenia has led to the
creation of a unified national bar and
to the establishment of the first public
defender's office in the former Soviet
Union
ABA Rowley helps combat corruption on
December 10 2015 in port-au-prince a
Haitian judge handed down the first
high-visibility corruption conviction in
Haiti's history he attributed his
ability to resolve the myriad complex
legal issues to the assistance provided
by ABA rollies program to strengthen the
Haitian criminal justice sector
a biro Lee advances women's rights
established by ABA Roley over ten years
ago the arab women's legal network
continues to provide professional
development opportunities for women
judges and lawyers and to address
women's justice sector issues across the
region despite tremendous gains in
dozens of countries over the past twenty
five years
huge rule of law challenges remain we at
APA Rolly are committed to learning from
our past and to leading the global rule
of all movement in the future
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