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About Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law

The Max Planck Foundation for International Peace and the Rule of Law provides assistance to countries and societies in transition or conflict. Our core areas of work include constitutional reforms, implementation of public international law, judicial reforms, legal education and research, transitional justice, and anti-corruption. The countries frequently suffer from weak and dysfunctional institutions or a legal system, which is no longer adequate for the needs of such countries. Mediation between opposing political forces, legal consulting, and capacity building activities undertaken or supported by us aim at empowering the national stakeholders, civil society, and academics to effectively engage in the necessary reshaping of the legal system of the country concerned. Peaceful change, sustainable development and the fostering of the rule of law are our core objectives. Through jointly developed and implemented projects, we assist local partners to overcome structural deficiencies, transfer knowledge and, ultimately, to increase the well-being, prosperity and personal freedom of citizens in countries around the world. In addition, we endeavour to develop innovative and effective solutions for cross-cutting challenges such as corruption, legal pluralism, the interaction between domestic and international law or the functioning of an independent judiciary, which constitute difficulties in most, if not all, of its project countries. We also carry out academic research that complements our international project work. Many research topics result from our work in the project countries. Without direct on-site access to local information research could not be carried out with the same depth and practical relevance. Current project countries include Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Chile, Georgia, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Somalia, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and ASEAN and IORA Region. Follow us on Twitter: @MPF_heidelberg