Rule of Law Publications
ABA ROLI continues to be a leader in the field of rule of law promotion, offering analytical tools and publications, including legislative assessments and concept papers.
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The Impact of Protecting Civic Space Review of the State of the Evidence
This literature review surveys the state of the evidence for the positive impact on society of protecting civic space. It reviews academic literature as well as literature produced by international institutions and civil society, with a focus on literature produced after 2015.
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Judicial Independence Monitor Toolkit
ABA ROLI has developed the Judicial Independence Monitor, a toolkit to assess vulnerabilities to judicial independence in a given jurisdiction, along three broad categories: (1) Internal independence, how the judiciary governs itself; (2) External independence, from undue influence from other branches of government; and (3) Transparency, the degree to which the judiciary is perceived as independent. The toolkit is to be used by experts, be they in civil society, academia, government, or private sector, to conduct an assessment to inform their work on policy reform.
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