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New Research on the Rule of Law from the World Justice Forum

9/24/2008 4:54:43 PM EST

New Research on Access to Justice From the World Justice Forum - Volume 2

Posted by Rule of Law Resource Center Staff

The World Justice Project (WJP) is an international, multidisciplinary effort to strengthen the rule of law. It has over the past two years conducted a multipronged effort encompassing outreach to diverse disciplines across five continents, development of a Rule of Law Index, convening of a global World Justice Forum, and research. The WJP convened two groups of distinguished scholars to foster scholarly discussion of the rule of law and the way it impacts the work of different disciplines and sectors. Each team produced a volume of research papers.

· Rule of Law Scholars Series, Volume II: Access to Justice. The WJP convened a second group of scholars focusing on access to justice through a series of comparative case studies on how vulnerable, under-represented and excluded persons access justice. This group of prominent international scholars was led by Prof. Yash Pal Ghai, former professor of public law at the University of Hong Kong. These case studies are intended to contribute to development of new concrete strategies for access to justice worldwide.

Introductory Essay, by Yash Ghai and Jill Cottrell, Nepal Constitutional Advisory Unit, United Nations Development Program

The Landless Rural Workers’ Movement and its Legal and Political Strategies for Gaining Access to Law and Justice in Brazil, by Boaventura de Sousa Santos and Flavia Cartlet

Rule of Law in Cambodia, by Yash Ghai, Nepal Constitutional Advisory Unit, United Nations Development Program

Peasants’ Struggle for Land Rights in China, by Eva Pils, Chinese University of Hong Kong

Honour-Related Violence Against Women in Pakistan by Hannah Irfan

The Opportunities and Challenges of Using Public Interest Litigation to Secure Access to Justice for Roma Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe by James A. Goldston and Mirna Adjami, Open Society Justice Initiative, Open Society Institute

Lessons from South Africa’s Land Reform Program, by Geoff Budlender, High Court of South Africa

“People perish, but land is permanent”: Seeking Justice for the Historical Claims of Indigenous People in New Zealand, by David Williams, University of Auckland

Peace versus Justice in Northern Kenya by Tanja Chopra, Justice for the Poor Program, The World Bank

COMING SOON ! Access to Justice and Indigenous Communities in Latin America, by Julio Faundez, University of Warwick