USAID RULE OF LAW PROGRAM

Equal Access to Justice for All

The Rule of Law Program will remove barriers to justice by:

working with the Parliament, the PDO, the LAS and CSOs to improve access to justice for all in Georgia;
advising the Gender Equality Council of the Parliament and the Legal Issues and the Human Rights Committees of the Parliament;
collaborating with the PDO to organize a national, multimedia campaign to inform citizens of their rights and of the PDO’s role in enforcing them;
working with the LAS to strengthen its legal aid quality assurance system, mentor LAS lawyers, strengthen the LAS training department, and support collaboration between the LAS and CSOs to address barriers to access to justice.

The Program will support strategic litigation. We will:

support CSO strategic litigation in vital substantive areas, such as freedom of expression, freedom against discrimination, right to fair trial, and protecting the rights of women, children, persons with disabilities, marginalized groups and minorities (e.g., ethnic and religious minorities and LGBTQ representatives);
hold grants competitions for CSOs to address barriers to justice and raise awareness of women, minorities, and other marginalized persons on their rights and how to better exercise them.

The Program will work to improve access to justice by strengthening mediation and other types of ADR. We will:

promote needed legislative and regulatory changes, improve the functioning of existing court-annexed mediation programs, and support the institutional development of the Mediators Association of Georgia (MAG) and Georgian Association of Arbitrators (GAA);
work to integrate ADR into the university curriculum, establish annual national arbitration and mediation competitions, and develop an externship program to place students with MAG or court-annexed mediation centers;
support outreach initiatives to improve awareness of the benefits of arbitration and mediation.

Legislative Amendments to Make Georgia More Arbitr...

ADR Study Tour in Ireland and England

Program Helped Mediators Refresh their Knowledge a...

Meeting of Mediators and Judges in Kutaisi

Training of Georgian Mediators on Mediation Styles...

The Program Helps a Child Attend a Public School

Femicide Case at the Supreme Court of Georgia

Guiding Principles on the Prevention of Discrimina...

Experts from ILF Begin Work under the Program

Presentation of the Post-legislative Scrutiny of L...

Guiding Principles on the Prevention of Discrimina...

Program Supports PDO in Preparing 2022-2023 Strate...

Mediators Association of Georgia and Mediation Dev...

Strategic Litigation Grant

Supporting Expansion and Operation of Court-Annexe...

Rights of Children with Disability Expanded

A Minor will no Longer Need the Consent from Abus...

Tbilisi Court of Appeals Restored the Rights of PW...

Raising Public Awareness about Mediation

Discussion on Challenges to Access to Justice in I...

Tbilisi Court of Appeals Found Discrimination on t...

Mediation Talks with Lawyers in Tbilisi

Restoring the Rights of Sportswomen

Mediation Workshops for Judges and Judicial Assist...

Mediation Talk with Lawyers in Kutaisi

International Forum on Careers and Diversity in Ar...

Discussing Administrative Measures and Social Secu...

Discussing Mediation with CSOs, Consultants, and L...

First Meeting of the Lawyers Working Group in Kuta...

Administration of Justice on the Right of the Chil...

Second National Moot in Arbitration

Defending the Rights of the Bakers

Protecting the Rights of an Employee on the Platfo...

Batumi City Court Reinstates Dismissed Employee in...

Arbitration for Business Forum Held in Batumi

Georgia Makes Progress on Gender-sensitive Policie...

Case of Discrimination of a Vegan Inmate by Prison...

ECtHR Rules Posters Containing Vulgarities Fall wi...

State Compensation Granted to the Child of a Femic...

GYLA Wins Another Ill-Treatment Case at ECtHR

Judges Under Pressure - Film Screening Addresses J...

2022 Report on Freedom of Religion and Belief in G...

USAID Rule of Law Program Empowers Legal Aid Servi...

Public Discussion on ECtHR Judgments on Freedom of...

Presenting the Regional Academic Journal

Judge Shota Getsadze Conducts Training on Construc...

Civil and Administrative Judges Met to Discuss Rig...

Kutaisi Hub Sparks Dialogue on Child Rights in Geo...

65th Anniversary of New York Convention Commemorat...

Summer School - Constitutional and Human Rights La...

Mediators Association of Georgia Conducts Another...

Legal Aid Service Lawyers Trained in Witness Exami...

TDI Presented its 2022 Report on Freedom of Religi...

Journalists’ Contest - Court Room Stories

Film Screening and Discussion - 12 Lessons

Batumi State University and USAID Empower High Sch...

Empowering Students with Insights on Freedom of Ex...

Annual Conference on Legal Ethics

Conference for Students Exploring the Role of Publ...

Meeting Between ECtHR Judges and Child Rights Prac...

USAID Rule of Law Program Facilitates a Meeting on...

USAID Rule of Law Programs Continues Trainings on...

Journalists Trained to Enhance Court Reporting and...

Championing Children's Rights: Empowering the Next...

Improved Regulation and Practice for Arbitration G...

Students-Paralegals as Human Rights Ambassadors Ed...

Students Empowered Through Mock Trials, Fostering...

USAID Rule of Law Program and Legal Aid Service Pa...

Panel Discussion: Protecting the Rights of Childre...

Final Round of the Inter-institutional Moot Court...

Public Lecture at Batumi Shota Rustaveli State Uni...

ILF Fellow Begins Work to Support Legal Aid Servic...

Women’s History Month Reaching Students from Adjar...

American Judge Peggy Walker Meets Attorneys in Kut...

Addressing Child Separation Issues in Georgia: Pr...

USAID Rule of Law Program Empowers Youth with Mock...

Students-Paralegals Educate over 80 Village Reside...

Strategic Litigation Grant

Institutional Capacity Building Grant

Successful Inaugural Conference on Modern Public L...

Clinical Legal Education Conference Facilitates Co...

Free University of Tbilisi Presents Amicus Curiae...

USAID Rule of Law Program Empowers Future Legal Le...

Study Trip to Germany Paves Way for Enhanced Law E...

U.S. Judge Peggy Walker Empowers Kutaisi's Youth w...

15th Summer School of Constitutional Court of Geor...

Influence of Judges’ Procedural Behavior on Percep...

Public Lecture on People-Centered Justice and Cour...

The Program Supports the Revival of the Legal Aid...

EHRAC Holds Roundtables with Georgian CSOs

Career Talk on Role of the Legal Profession in Ens...

State Compensation Granted to Child of Femicide Vi...

Empowering Educators: Human Rights Training for Ge...

PDO Interns Support Constitutional Lawsuits to Adv...

ISFED Restores the Rights of Unlawfully Dismissed...

Mediation Campaign in Georgia to Enhance Access to...

USAID Rule of Law Program Promotes Legal Education...

Batumi Rule of Law Hub Inspires Next Generation of...

Mediators Meet to Share Experiences

MAG Facilitates Mediation Introduction for GBA New...

USAID Rule of Law Program Empowers Georgian Legal...

Selection Competition for Students-Paralegals from...

10th Annual GIAC Arbitration Days Conference Concl...

Innovative Justice School in Georgia Empowers Futu...

Expanding Access to Justice: LAS and USAID Rule of...

Career Talks Akaki Tsereteli State University - In...

The USAID Rule of Law Program and Georgian Bar Ass...

Summer School on Freedom of Expression: National...

Training of Trainers in Practical Legal Skills at...

Socrates Discussion “Budayeva & others v. Russia”

Batumi State University and FreeUni Deliver Lectur...

Training on Women’s Rights: LAS and USAID Rule of...

Free University and Samtskhe - Javakheti State Uni...

Training Sessions Empower Students in Human Rights...

Judge Tsitsino Kikvadze Empowers Youth with Insigh...

Student-Paralegals Reaching Mestia Communities

Student-Paralegals from Adjara and Imereti Regions...

Public Defender’s Office of Georgia and the USAID...

PHR’s Strategic Litigation Ensured Free Specialize...

Legal Aid Service Leads Discussion of How to Provi...

Public Lecture on People-Centered Justice and Cour...

Legal Aid Service Reaches Out to Adjara Region Stu...

Training Course on Case Compilation and Solution M...

Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University Hosts Cons...

Public Lecture on People-Centered Justice and Cour...

Student-Paralegals from Adjara and Imereti Regions...

USAID Rule of Law Program Hosts Regional Rule of L...

Social Justice Center Wins Kobuleti Boarding Schoo...

3rd Annual International Mediation Forum for Lawye...

Human Rights University Week 2023 Filled with Acti...

MAG Organizes Second Bench-bar Meeting with Tbilis...

Student-Paralegals Trained on Rights of Persons wi...

International Conference of Lawyers - Business and...

Tbilisi Free University Conducts Moot Court Compet...

Grigol Robakidze University Enhances Legal Educati...

Cutting-Edge Legal Ethics Lectures at Georgian Uni...

Law Students Lead Discussions on Human Rights with...

Judge Badri Niparishvili Meets Ilia State Universi...

New Vision University Legal Ethics Chair Delivers...

Mediators and Arbitrators Share Experiences

GYLA Achieves Success in Matkava and Others v Russ...

People-centered Justice

Mediators Association of Georgia Meets with Georgi...

Newly Established Samtskhe - Javakheti Rule of Law...

Court Awarded a Non-pecuniary Damage Compensation...

Rights Georgia Helps Create Another Precedent of C...

Strategic Litigation Grant

Mediators Association Explains Benefits of Mediati...

Imereti Students Trained in Human Rights

Strengthening Georgia's Legal Profession and Justi...

Georgian Authors Release Groundbreaking Book on Fu...

USAID Rule of Law Program and Akaki Tsereteli Stat...

Regional Student-Paralegals Taught Fundamentals of...

Lawyers and Judges from Adjara and Imereti Discuss...

Mediators Association of Georgia Introduces Mediat...

Mediators Association of Georgia Meets with Sagare...

High School Students Participate in Mock Trial on...

Mediators Association of Georgia and Government Po...

Mediators Undergo Training

Workshops Held for Legal Aid Providers Network

Ilia State University Reflects upon Holocaust Reme...

Socrates Club Discusses Supreme Court Domestic Vio...

Adjara and Imereti Student-paralegals Learn Commun...

Internship at Legal Aid Service: Bridging Theory w...

Tbilisi State University Presents Court Monitoring...

Georgian Association of Arbitrators and USAID Rule...

Judges and Mediators Meet in Kakheti

USAID Rule of Law Program Fellow Presents Research...

Making Justice Accessible for All: Justice System...

Public Defender of Georgia Finds Sexual Harassment...

Panel Discusses Women's Rights Challenges in the S...

Legal Aid Service Educates and Motivates Samegrelo...

Mediation Meeting in Kutaisi: Promoting Conflict R...

Kutaisi Bench Bar: Judges and Mediators Unite to I...

Georgian Lawyers Release Textbook on Contract Draf...

Mock Trials and Mediation in Labor Law

Law Professors Learn New Teaching Skills

Free University of Tbilisi Hosts National Client C...

University Lecturers Improve their Skills in Teach...

Introducing People-Centered Justice to Ilia and Gr...

One Woman’s Path from Lawyer to a Judge

Law Schools and the National Center for Educationa...

Panel of Experts Discuss Importance of Women Havin...

Kutaisi and Batumi Lawyers and Student-Paralegals...

Promoting Women’s Rights in Kutaisi

Empowering Women: Enhancing Support Services for G...

Mediators Receive Professional Ethics Training

Strategic Litigation Grant

Workshop on People-Centered Justice for University...

Judging from an Early Age - Success and Difficulti...

Samtskhe-Javakheti Lawyers and Court Staff Improve...

Collaborative Meeting between Georgian Bar Associa...

Street Law Workshop for Telavi State University St...

Regional Lawyers Discuss Professional Ethics

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