American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative

For 35 years and in more than 100 countries, the American Bar Association Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) and its partners have sought to strengthen legal institutions, support legal professionals, foster respect for human rights, and advance public understanding of the law and citizen rights. In collaboration with government agencies, the judiciary, lawyers, bar associations, parliaments, and civil society, we design programs that are responsive to local needs and prioritize sustainable solutions to pressing rule of law challenges. The ABA established ROLI in 2007 to consolidate its five overseas rule of law programs, including the Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI), which it created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Today, ABA ROLI—as part of the ABA's Center for Global Programs—implements legal reform programs in more than 70 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe and Eurasia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Middle East and North Africa. ABA ROLI is made up of staff working in the United States and abroad, including a cadre of short- and long-term expatriate volunteers who, since the program’s inception, have contributed more than $400 million in pro bono technical legal assistance since 1990. This is the LinkedIn account of the ABA’s Rule of Law Initiative, and may not contain official ABA policy statements. For official ABA policy, please see the ABA website. Also, the ABA's Code of Online Content can be viewed here: https://www.americanbar.org/about_the_aba/codeofconduct/.