ABA Rule of Law Initiative Programs
The ABA Rule of Law Initiative currently operates in roughly 40 countries, and provides technical assistance primarily in the following seven (7) program areas: Access to Justice and Human Rights, Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity, Criminal Law Reform and Anti-Human Trafficking, Judicial Reform, Legal Education Reform and Civic Education, Legal Profession Reform and Women's Rights.
To learn about programming being conducted in one of these seven program areas, please see "Program Areas" below. If you are interested in learning about programs being conducted within a particular region or country, please see "Countries" below.
ABA Rule of Law Initiative Program Areas
»Anti-Corruption and Public Integrity
- Asia: Philippines
- Europe and Eurasia: Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine.
- Latin America: Costa Rica
- Regional Programs: Regional Anti-Corruption Advisors(RACA) program: Eurasia, Asia, and Central Asia; Regional Anti-Corruption Program (Asia); Asia RACA program; Europe and Eurasia SPAI program
»Criminal Law Reform and Anti-Human Trafficking
- Africa: Nigeria
- Asia: China, Philippines
- Europe and Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine.
- Latin America: Ecuador, Mexico
»Legal Education Reform and Civic Education
- Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Rwanda
- Asia: Cambodia, China, Nepal Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- Europe & Eurasia: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
- Latin America: Mexico
- Middle East & North Africa: Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman
»Legal Profession Reform
- Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia
- Asia: Cambodia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
- Europe and Eurasia: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Kosovo, Moldova, Russia, Serbia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine
- Latin America: Ecuador, Nicaragua
- Middle East ad North Africa: Iraq, Jordan
»Women's Rights
- Asia: China, Philippines
- Europe and Eurasia: Georgia, Moldova, Romania, Russia, Turkmenistan
- Middle East and North Africa:Iraq, Morocco, Oman
»Other Programs
- Assessments and Legislative Commentary: Moldova, Iraq
- Commercial Law and Free Trade Agreements: Bulgaria, Nicaragua
- Constitutional Development Process: Iraq
- Elections: Armenia, Azerbaijan
- Environmental Protection: China
- Institution Building: Moldova, Regional Institution Building Advisor (RIBA) program
- Legislative Reform: Liberia
- Mediation Reform: Liberia
Countries
Africa
Current Programs Past Programs- East Africa Regional Program (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania)
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
Asia
Current Programs Past Programs- Indonesia
Europe and Eurasia
Current ProgramsPast Programs
Latin America and the Caribbean
Current Programs Past ProgramsMiddle East and North Africa
Current Programs Past ProgramsRegional Initiatives
- Regional Anti-Corruption Advisors (RACA) program: Eurasia, Asia and Central Asia
- Regional Anti-Corruption Program (Asia)
- Regional Institution Building Advisor (RIBA) program (Europe and Eurasia)
- Regional Legal Advocacy program (Central Asia)
- Stability Pact Anti-Corruption Initiative (Europe and Eurasia)



