The World Justice Forum II took place November 11-14, 2009 in Vienna, Austria. This second worldwide gathering hosted by the World Justice Project was attended by 312 participants from 84 countries and a multitude of disciplines – including architecture, the arts, business, education, environment, government, faith, human rights, international development, labor, media, military, public health, public safety, and science. These thought leaders explored WJP’s Rule of Law Index data and findings. The Forum also afforded space for reporting and discussion on the first round of the Opportunity Fund seed grant program.

 

The overall purpose of the Forum was to incubate informed and practical action-oriented projects designed and executed by multi-disciplinary groups in their respective communities. Informed by keynote speeches, Index results, and other presentations, participants met in disciplinary and regional breakout sessions to develop such programs. The innovative ideas that began  at the Forum are being implemented in countries around the world.The Forum continued the WJP’s progress in stimulating multidisciplinary collaborations to strengthen the rule of law, building new partnerships, and identifying best practices for dissemination and replication.

 

Read more about the World Justice Forum II components including: Project Design Sessions, Opportunity Fund, and the Rule of Law Index.

 

 

Following outreach meetings on five continents in 2007 and 2008, involving disciplinary leaders from 71 countries, the WJP held its first World Justice Forum on July 2-5, 2008 in Vienna, Austria. The three day Forum brought together more than 450 governmental and non-governmental leaders from 71 nations from throughout Asia and the Pacific, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and North America. The WJP's Opportunity Fund was unveiled at the 2008 Forum to support projects incubated at the Forum. For additional information on the first World Justice Forum, please click here.