guides for managing public interest litigation and sources for legal research
Freedominfo.org: “the global network of freedom of information advocates” is a one-stop portal that describes best practices, consolidates lessons learned, explains campaign strategies and tactics, and links the efforts of freedom of information advocates around the world. The “Country Info” section contains crucial information on freedom of information laws worldwide and how they were drafted […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
Over 95 countries around the world have implemented some form of freedom of information legislation. This article in Wikipedia provides a list of the countries with Freedom of Information Laws. The relevant legislation is cited, and a link provided where the legislation in question is available online (not always the case). Some commentary provided, but […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal research sources,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
This contract template is provided in Word format (docx), suitable for downloading and customising to individual requirements. It is intended to provide all the legal clauses considered necessary to a maternity leave contract and should therefore be used by women’s rights advocates to assess proposed employment conditions for women. Offered by “Printable Contracts” website
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Templates and examples,
Legal Topic: Women’s rights,
Farm lease contract template. Click to download. Format: Word docx. (Contract originally from “Printable contract” website ). This contract template is provided in Word format (docx), suitable for downloading and customising to individual requirements. It is intended to provide all the legal clauses considered necessary to a land leasing, while allowing individuals to adapt specifics to their own […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Templates and examples,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
This contract template is provided in various formats (pdf, doc) suitable for downloading and customising to individual requirements. It is intended to provide all the legal clauses considered necessary to a land sale, while allowing individuals to adapt specifics to their own needs.
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Templates and examples,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
The paper proposes that reports of pervasive competition and conflict overland in sub-Saharan Africa belie a current image of negotiable and adaptive customary systems of landholding and land use but, instead, reveal processes of exclusion, deepening social divisions and class formation. Cases of ambiguous and indeterminate outcomes among claimants over land do occur, but the […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Legal references,
Legal Topic: Land rights,
Mission Forest Peoples Programme défend les droits des peuples qui vivent dans les forêts et en tirent leur subsistance. Nous oeuvrons à créer un espace politique qui permette aux peuples des forêts de sauvegarder leurs droits, contrôler leurs terres et de décider eux-mêmes de leur avenir. Objectifs Assurer la reconnaissance des droits et des intérêts […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Civil and political rights, Climate and environment, Land rights,
With a network of 152 member organizations in 54 countries, ILC works to secure and protect the land rights of individuals, especially women and indigenous peoples. ILC not only features good practices occurring around the world, but they also offer leadership, educational, and networking opportunities. Every two years, ILC hosts the Global Land Forum, which […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Land rights, Women’s rights,
The Freedom of Information Advocates Network (FOIAnet) is an international information-sharing network of organizations and individuals working to promote the right of access to information. FOIAnet runs a discussion list for news and debate on the right of access to information; there are currently over 700 individuals on this list, including civil society representatives, lawyers, […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Right to information,
The Guide, compiled by UNDP (the United Nations’ global development network), offers a snapshot of more than 300 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on democratic governance at the global and regional levels. It provides information on CSOs across UNDP’s seven priority democratic governance areas or Service Lines 3. These are: Policy Support to Democratic Governance […]
Content type: Resource Bank
Data type: Useful organisations,
Legal Topic: Civil and political rights,
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