Asia Pacific Rule of Law Conference

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 

26 - 28 January 2011

The World Justice Project will hold its second major Asia Pacific regional conference in January.

Turner Freeman sees the participation in conferences such as this as a real opportunity for the firm to be involved in assisting and advocating for the development of fair, transparent, free and accessible legal systems to assist in improvement of individual prosperity.

The World Justice Project is a multinational, multidisciplinary initiative to strengthen the rule of law worldwide. It does so by building a broad and diverse global constituency to advance the rule of law as a foundation for thriving communities.

Its mission is to lead a global, multidisciplinary effort to strengthen the Rule of Law for the development of communities of opportunity and equity. The World Justice Project is based on two complementary premises: firstly, the rule of law is the foundation for communities of opportunity and equity; and secondly, multidisciplinary collaboration is the most effective way to advance the rule of law.

The World Justice Project working definition of the rule of law comprises four universal principles:

• the government and its officials and agents are accountable under the law;
• the laws are clear, publicised, stable and fair, and protect fundamental rights, including the security of persons and property;
• the process by which the laws are enacted, administered and enforced is accessible, fair and efficient; and
• the laws are upheld, and access to justice is provided, by competent, independent, and ethical law enforcement officials, attorneys or representatives, and judges who are of sufficient number, have adequate resources, and reflect the makeup of the communities they serve.