by Kiel Downey | Sep 1, 2020 | Publication
Although restricting formal voting rights—voter suppression—is not uncommon in democracies, its incidence and form vary widely.Intuitively, when competing elites believe that the benefits of reducing voting by opponents outweigh the costs of voter suppression, it...
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 | Feb 12, 2020 | ROLC News
On February 5, 2020, ROLC was featured at the HiiL Innovating Justice Forum as a partner of the Task Force on Peaceful, Just, and Inclusive Societies during a session titled “A Decade of Action for Justice for All.” It is estimated that five billion people worldwide...
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 31, 2019 | ROLC News
The Center for Civil Rights History and Research at the University of South Carolina will host Dr. Jeanne Theoharis for a public lecture titled “Revisiting Rosa Parks in the Age of Black Lives Matter.” Dr. Theoharis is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science at...
