by Kiel Downey | Mar 9, 2020 | ROLC News
March 8 is International Women’s Day. Across the world, women and girls experience the consequences of failings in the rule of law disproportionately, in areas such as access to justice and many others. At the same time, women and girls represent a powerful...
by Kiel Downey | Nov 22, 2019 | ROLC News
From November 11 to 14, the Rule of Law Collaborative participated in the 16+ Forum Annual Showcase and organized a g7+ follow-up meeting that took place on November 15. Both events took place in Dili, Timor-Leste. The 16+ Forum focused on best practices for...
by Kiel Downey | Oct 9, 2019 | ROLC News
On Monday, October 7, 2019, ROLC Associates, Core Faculty, staff, and student workers participated in a luncheon with Mr. Seth Oteng, Founder and Executive Director of the Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), based in Accra, Ghana. A leader in youth engagement, development,...
by Kiel Downey | Sep 1, 2019 | Publication
Many argue that during conflict, executive power expands at the expense of the judiciary and civil liberties. Although this is a common conjecture, no systematic study of conflict and judicial independence exists. We argue that conflict, rather than strictly...