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Improving Rule of Law in Georgia
 

Georgia Rule of Law Project Resource Center

Working with Georgian NGOs and legal experts, IRIS’s Rule of Law project identifies and implements specific reforms to make administrative and legal processes more transparent and thus more democratically accountable.

Project activities include:
  • Raising public awareness of new legal rights and institutions

  • Allocating grants for local human rights and criminal defense organizations

  • Implementing new administrative procedures to protect citizens from arbitrary state actions

  • Providing direct assistance to the legislative process

  • Providing high-quality legal information and training to the public, legal profession and the government

  • Supporting anti-corruption efforts
IRIS’s prior work in Georgia included supporting the country’s successful application to join the World Trade Organization.
 
Donor: U.S. Agency for International Development
  
Dates: June 2001 - December 2005
  
 
 
Last updated on: 11/2/2006
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
To inform land owners of their rights under the Freedom of Information provisions of the General Administrative Code, the Georgian Young Lawyers Association (GYLA) conducted a town hall meeting near the city of Gori. GYLA is an IRIS project grantee.
 
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Legal and Institutional Frameworks Supporting Accountability in Budgeting and Service Delivery Performance, Publication

The Transition to Republican Government, Publication

The Initiation of New Democratic Institutions in Eastern Europe and Latin America, Publication

Streamlining Permits and Inspections Regimes in Bosnia, Project

Evaluating Anti-Corruption Initiatives in Georgia, Project

Developing an Administrative Law Guide for USAID Democracy & Governance Officers, Project

Polishchuk, Leonid, Expert

Meagher, Patrick, Expert

Clement, Cynthia, Expert

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