Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development
The GFLJD is an innovative and dynamic platform for knowledge generation, exchange, and transfer. Its strength is built on the network of partners who support and participate in its work. The GFLJD connects governments, think tanks, regional and international organizations, international financial institutions, representative organizations of the legal profession, private sector, and civil society organizations from the Global North and Global South with relevant legal research and practices to improve development outcomes.
Multilateral and regional development banks and agencies bring financial resources, cross-border project experience, and sectoral policy expertise. IFIs support the design and implementation of legal and institutional reforms that promote sustainable economic growth and development.
Partners:
- World Bank (IBRD/IDA)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- African Development Bank (AfDB)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- IDB Invest
- Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
- Islamic Development Bank (IsDB)
- OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)
Global and regional organizations with normative and operational mandates in law, development, human development, and governance. These partners contribute to standard-setting, treaty implementation, and policy harmonization across jurisdictions.
Partners:
- African Union Commission (AUC)
- International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (UNIDROIT)
- International Law Development Organization (IDLO)
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat)
- United Nations Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary General on Violence against Children (SRSG-VAC)
- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
- United Nations Secretariat (UN)
Judicial Entities
Courts, constitutional tribunals, and other judicial bodies offer critical insight into the application of legal principles in practice. These institutions help ground GFLJD knowledge products in real-world jurisprudence and ensure legal reforms are implementable and rights based.
Partners:
- Conseil d’Etat (France)
- Conselho Nacional do Ministério Público (Brazil)
- Inter-American Commission of Women (United States)
- International Criminal Court (ICC)
- Judicial Conference Committee on International Judicial Relations (United States)
- Legal Aid Council of Nigeria
- Ministerio Publico do Estado de Minas Gerais (Brazil)
- Ministry of Justice of Brazil
- National Council for Law Reporting (Kenya)
- Singapore Ministry of Law
- State Law Office of Kenya
- Supreme Court of Kenya
- Supreme Court of Nigeria
- Supremo Tribunal Federal (Brazil)
Bar Associations, Law Societies, and Representative Legal Organizations
Professional associations represent practicing lawyers and legal advocates. These partners bridge the gap between community needs and legal services, contributing to legal empowerment, access to justice, and ethics in legal practice.
Partners:
- American Bar Association, US Section of International Law
- Associação dos Juízes Federais da Primeira Região (Brazil)
- Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (United States)
- Bar Association of India
- Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (Germany)
- Conseil National des Barreaux (France)
- Conseil Supérieur du Notariat (France)
- Consejo General de la Abogacía Española (Spain)
- Conselho Federal Da Ordem Dos Advogados Do Brasil (Brazil)
- Czech Bar Association (Czechia)
- Inter American Bar Association
- International Association of Lawyers (France)
- International Association of Prosecutors (The Netherlands)
- International Bar Association
- Korean Bar Association (Korea, Rep.)
- Law Society of England and Wales
- Law Society of Kenya
- LAWASIA (Australia)
- Nigerian Bar Association
- Paris Bar Association
- Roxin Alliance (Germany)
- Strasbourg Bar Association
- Union Internationale des Huissiers de Justice (France)
- Union Internationale du Notariat (Italy)
Law firms, legal consultancies, and corporate legal departments provide technical expertise, innovation, and operational insights. These entities contribute to public-private dialogue and support business-enabling legal environments.
Partners:
- Updates to come.
Universities and faculties of law provide theoretical foundations, empirical research, and comparative analysis. Academic partners co-lead Working Groups and ensure the scientific rigor of GFLJD outputs.
Partners:
- Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University (United States)
- Center for Research on Collaboratories and Technology Enhanced Learning Communities (United States)
- Centre de Recherche en Droit Public, Université de Montréal (Canada)
- Centre Européen de Droit et d’Economie Research Center (France)
- China Central University of Finance and Economics Law School (China)
- Cornell University Law School (United States)
- Deakin University School of Law (Australia)
- Doshisha University, Graduate School of Global Studies (Japan)
- Emory University School of Law (United States)
- ESADE Law School, Ramon Llull University (Spain)
- Escola de Administracao de Empresas de Sao Paulo - Fundacao Getulio Vargas (Brazil)
- Escola Paulista Da Magistratura (Brazil)
- Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Liege (Belgium)
- George Washington University Law School (United States)
- Göttingen University (Germany)
- Institute on Disability and Public Policy (United States)
- Jagran Lakecity University (India)
- Law Faculty Higher School of Economics (Russia)
- Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies, University of Leuven (Belgium)
- Loyola University Chicago, School of Law (United States)
- LUISS Research Center for International and European Organizations (Italy)
- Monash University Faculty of Law, Australian Centre for Justice Innovation (Australia)
- National Law School, India University (India)
- Northeastern University School of Law (United States)
- O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law (United States)
- Pace University (United States)
- Qatar University (Qatar)
- Queen Mary University of London (United Kingdom)
- Seoul National University School of Law (Korea, Rep.)
- Singapore Management University School of Law (Singapore)
- St. Petersburg State University (Russia)
- Strathmore Law School (Kenya)
- Transjus Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Law School (Spain)
- Tsinghua University School of Law (China)
- Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (Peru)
- Université de Genève, Faculty of Law (Switzerland)
- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (France)
- Universite Paris-Dauphine, Paris Science & Lettres Research University (France)
- University of Bergen (Norway)
- University of Cape Town Faculty of Law, Center for Comparative Law in Africa (South Africa)
- University of Johannesburg, Faculty of Law (South Africa)
- University of Johannesburg, Research Centre for Private International Law in Africa (South Africa)
- University of Macau (China)
- University of Michigan Law School (United States)
- University of Nagoya, Center for Asian Legal Exchange (Japan)
- University of Ottawa - Common Law Section (Canada)
- University of Pretoria, Faculty of Law (South Africa)
- University of South Carolina (United States)
- University of Sydney, Faculty of Law (Australia)
- University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg (South Africa)
- University of Tokyo, Komaba, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Japan)
- University of Torino, Faculty of Law (Italy)
- University Sapienza of Rome (Italy)
- Washington and Lee University (United States)
- Washington College of Law, American University (United States)
Policy institutes and research centers specializing in legal development and governance. These partners produce policy-relevant studies and analysis that inform reforms and monitor legal performance globally.
Partners:
- African Law Foundation (Nigeria)
- American Bankruptcy Institute (United States)
- Association Internationale de Droit Pénal (France)
- Basel Institute on Governance (Switzerland)
- Centre for International Sustainable Development Law (Canada)
- Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (Norway)
- Environmental Law Institute (United States)
- European Law Institute (Austria)
- European Public Law Organization (Greece)
- Federal Judicial Center (United States)
- Hague Conference on Private International Law (The Netherlands)
- Institut des Etudes et de la Recherche sur le Droit et la Justice (France)
- Institut Droit et Croissance (France)
- Institut International de Droit d'Expression et d'Inspiration Françaises (France)
- Instituto de Certificação e Formação de Mediadores Lusófonos (Portugal)
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Penales (Mexico)
- International Association for Water Law (Italy)
- International Society of Criminology (Belgium)
- International Society of Social Defense and Humane Criminal Policy (Italy)
- Istituto di Studi Giuridici Internazionali (Italy)
- Italian Society of Victimology (Italy)
- Korea Development Institute (Korea, Rep.)
- Law and Development Institute
- Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (Nigeria)
- South-East European Research Centre (Greece)
- Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (Switzerland)
- UNESCO Chair in Bioethics and Human Rights (Italy)
- United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (Italy)
- United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (Germany)
- World Justice Project (United States)
Civil society groups engaged in justice advocacy, legal education, and community-based legal support. Their grassroots experience ensures GFLJD remains responsive to real-world challenges and promotes inclusive legal innovation.
Partners:
- Advocates for International Development (United Kingdom)
- African Programme for the Economic and Social Development (Congo, Dem. Rep.)
- Arab Center for the Development of the Rule of Law and Integrity (Lebanon)
- Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation (United States)
- Budapest Centre For the International Prevention of Genocide and Mass Atrocities (Hungary)
- Center for Water Security and Cooperation (United States)
- Centre for Mediation and Law (Russia)
- Comitato Italiano Sport contro (Italy)
- Cordaid (The Netherlands)
- Environmental Center for Development, Education and Networking (Albania)
- European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (Belgium)
- Fondation Internationale Pénale et Pénitentiaire (Switzerland)
- Fondation pour le Droit Continental (France)
- Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (The Netherlands)
- International Bridges to Justice (Switzerland)
- International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children (United States)
- International Juvenile Justice Observatory (Belgium)
- International Legal Foundation (United States)
- Legal Resources Centre (South Africa)
- Lex:Lead Group (United States)
- LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation (United States)
- Observatoire International du Bonheur (France)
- Partners for Democratic Change (United States)
- Penal Reform International (United Kingdom)
- Women Enabled International (United States)
- World Resource Institute (United States)
Government agencies and donor institutions providing financial, strategic, and technical support to the Forum. Donor partners enable long-term planning, resource mobilization, and alignment with broader development priorities.
Partners:
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (Kuwait)
- Banca d’Italia (Italy)
- Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (Germany)
- Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (United Kingdom)
- International Development Research Centre (Canada)
- Millennium Challenge Corporation (United States)
- Ministère des Affaires Etrangères (France)
- Research and Training Institute of the Ministry of Justice (Japan)