ABA ROLI Newsletter: January 2018

January 2018   Director's Note: Welcome to ABA ROLI Around the World Welcome to ABA ROLI Around the World, our revamped newsletter, designed to bring you news and insights from the world of rule of law development. ABA ROLI Around the World will highlight recent program innovations and successes. Drawing from ABA ROLI's Rule of Law Insights Blog, it will also bring news of policy developments in the broader field, share profiles of change makers among our staff, volunteers, and partners, and highlight lessons learned in the field. In this way, ABA ROLI Around the World aims to reflect our organizational commitment to learning — mining the unique experience we have advancing the rule of law in the United States for almost 150 years and around the world for the past 25. In this issue, for example, Lury Nkouessom, ABA ROLI’s Mali Country Director, highlights our work to combat slavery, Jay Monteverde, our Director of Global Environmental Programming, discusses the importance of placing restrictions on the use of lead paint, and Mary Greer, Senior Criminal Law Advisor for ABA ROLI, reflects on her recent trip to Pakistan to judge a moot court competition. We launch this new newsletter at a time of significant challenges facing our field. In too many countries, the twin threats of rising authoritarianism and populist nationalism are threatening the rule of law, and progress of recent decades is receding. These rule of law gaps abroad cannot be walled off or ignored in our increasingly interconnected world, because their effects spill across borders and around the world in the form of environmental degradation, health pandemics, transnational crime, terrorism, and refugee flows that destabilize and strain host countries. So, we at ABA ROLI are redoubling our efforts to support colleagues around the world, develop innovative strategies, test them rigorously, and share what we learn with the broader community. We hope this newsletter will help us do so, and we welcome our readers' feedback and contributions to the effort. Elizabeth Andersen Associate Executive Director, Global Programs Director, Rule of Law Initiative American Bar Association Law Can Break the Chains of Slavery We Are ABA ROLI: A Reminder from Pakistani Law Students Improving Legal Safeguards for Internet Freedom in Georgia Answering the Global Call to Restrict Lead Paint Partnerships: The Core of ABA ROLI's Work Support the Rule of Law Join us in promoting the rule of law. Your support allows ABA ROLI to help build sustainable institutions and societies that deliver justice, foster economic opportunity, and ensure respect for human dignity. Donate today  ⟶❯❯ Career Opportunities Sr. Grant Accountant, USA Grant Accountant, International Grants, USA Country Director, Philippines View more → ?? UPCOMING EVENT | When People Flee: Rule of Law and Forced Migration On April 17, 2018, ABA ROLI will host the second Annual Issues Conference exploring key legal frameworks and rule of law challenges surrounding the global forced migration crisis. The conference will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., at The George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs. Register  ⟶❯❯ Connect with us.