Helping improve the rule of law

The Rule of Law Expertise Programme works to strengthen the rule of law in developing countries through supporting the provision of pro bono legal and judicial expertise.

Funded by the Department for International Development (DFID), the ROLE UK programme consortium includes Advocates for International Development; the Bar Human Rights Committee; the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law (part of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law); the Council of the Inns of Court; International Senior Lawyers Project UK; iProbono; the Judicial Office; and the Slynn Foundation