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IFES Arab Election Law Compendium
The Arab Election Law Compendium presents a collection of election laws in Arabic and either English or French from various countries throughout the Middle East and Northern Africa. It includes full texts of laws, background on the election process and detailed analysis of each law prepared by notable regional experts.
February 28, 2003
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The Cairo Declaration on Judicial Independence
In a joint effort with the UNDP and the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP), IFES organized a judicial independence conference in Cairo, Egypt, in February 2003. The Cairo Declaration, issued at the end of the conference, highlighted key consensus findings on the state of judicial independence in the Arab region and recommended concrete reforms and strategies to strengthen judicial independence and monitor and report on judicial reform.
February 23, 2003
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On the Rule of Law in Algeria (Arabic)
On the Rule of Law in Algeria
February 21, 2003
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The Rule of Law in Saudi Arabia (Arabic)
The Rule of Law in Saudi Arabia
February 21, 2003
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Cairo Rule of Law Conference Agenda
In a joint effort with the UNDP and the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession (ACIJLP), IFES organized a judicial independence conference in Cairo, Egypt, in February 2003. The conference gathered judges, lawyers, academics and civil society representatives from North Africa, the Middle East and the Arab Gulf region to debate the state of judicial independence in the Arab region and recommend mechanisms for promoting and monitoring judicial reforms.
February 19, 2003
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The Second Justice Conference: "Toward Supporting and Promoting the Independence of the Judiciary" Cairo, Egypt
The Second Justice Conference was held in Cairo 21-24 February 2003 under the auspices of an Egyptian NGO, the Arab Center for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession. Other sponsoring organizations included the Program on Arab Governance (POGAR) of the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The Ford Foundation also contributed funding and IFES provided expertise. The stated objective of the conference was “to explore the status of the independence of the judiciary in the Arab region.” More specifically, the conference was to “further examine the requirements of an independent judiciary at international law in order to draft a ‘covenant of independence’ through which progress regarding independence of the judiciary in the Arab region can be measured and followed up.”
December 31, 2002
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Republic of Uzbekistan, Final Project Report: October 1, 1997-September 30, 2002
This report summarizes IFES’ technical election assistance and civil society projects in Uzbekistan. The report provides a critical and objective analysis of the electoral code with respect to international standards and offers recommendations for possible improvements in the electoral code.
November 30, 2002