INSTITUTIONAL AND STRATEGIC PARTNERS

American Society of International Law (ASIL)

The American Society of International Law (ASIL) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, educational organization that fosters the study of international law and promotes the establishment and maintenance of international relations on the basis of law and justice. ASIL and PILPG have co-sponsored a number of conferences and roundtables on the relationship between international law and policy over the past ten years.

 

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing cooperation between nations and promoting active international engagement by the United States. PILPG operated under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment from 1996-1998, and PILPG and Carnegie have collaborated on a number of peace building projects.

 

The Carter Center

Through monitoring and analyzing many of the world’s armed conflicts, the Carter Center’s Conflict Resolution Program focuses on preventing, resolving, and ending armed conflict, as well as post-conflict peacebuilding.

 



Frederick K. Cox International Law Center

One of nation’s most ambitious and comprehensive international law programs, the Frederick K. Cox International Law Center explores critical issues in international justice and global legal reform with emphasis on experiential learning and public service. Under the direction of PILPG Managing Director and Case Western Law Professor Michael Scharf, PILPG and the Cox Center collaborate frequently on issues of transitional justice and war crimes prosecution.

 

The Dayton Peace Accords Project

The Dayton Peace Accords Project provides assistance to the Western Balkans in developing practical solutions to issues of constitutional development, institution building, economic development, and cultural and ethnic heritage through the provision of technical, legal, and advocacy assistance. PILPG has worked closely with the Dayton Peace Accords Project to provide pro bono legal assistance to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s constitutional reform process, Montenegro’s independence referendum, and Kosovo’s transition to independence.

 



Fund for Peace

In a fragile international system, the Fund for Peace seeks to correct the conditions that threaten human survival through scholarship and active civic education. PILPG and the Fund for Peace collaborate on matters relating to the relationship between sovereignty and peace building.

 

International Bar Association (IBA)

The International Bar Association (IBA) is the world’s leading organization of international legal practitioners, bar associations, and law societies. The IBA seeks to influence the development of international law reform and to shape the future of the legal profession throughout the world. Under the leadership of the IBA, PILPG and a select group of organizations participated in the creation of the International Legal Assistance Consortium.

 

International Crisis Group (ICG)

The International Crisis Group (ICG) is the world’s leading independent, non-partisan source of analysis and advice to governments and intergovernmental bodies like the United Nations, European Union, and World Bank, on the prevention and resolution of deadly conflict. PILPG and the ICG have co-authored several publications relating to the Balkans, and ICG experts regularly participate in PILPG scenario planning events and negotiation simulations.


 

International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC)

The International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) is a consortium of more than thirty NGOs throughout the world with experience in providing technical legal assistance in post-conflict situations. PILPG worked closely with the International Bar Association to create ILAC and remains an active member.

 

 

International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL)
 

An internet-based knowledge network, the International Network to Promote the Rule of Law (INPROL) aims to assist international rule of law specialists in their efforts to prevent conflict and stabilize war-torn societies. PILPG, a founding member, works closely with INPROL to strengthen its network of specialists and practitioners.

 

Our Voice! Consulting

Our Voice! consultants specialize in working with emerging and start-up businesses and non-profit organizations to develop and refine their financial and growth strategies. Since 2003, Our Voice! has worked extensively with PILPG.

Save Darfur

Save Darfur is an alliance of over 180 faith-based, advocacy, and humanitarian organizations representing people of all ages, races, religions and political affiliations united together to help the people of Darfur. PILPG has worked closely with Save Darfur in addressing issues pertaining to peace negotiations and human rights protection in Darfur.

 

Strategic Assessments International (SAI)

Strategic Assessments International (SAI) seeks to bridge the gap between conflict management – as embodied in humanitarian assistance, development work, and peace operations – and conflict resolution, which demands a greater investment of political will, through innovative programs that link on-the-ground practicalities with the broader political concerns of the major stakeholders. SAI President and PILPG Senior Peace Fellow Amjad Atallah was instrumental in developing PILPG’s scenario planning program.

 


Survivor Corps

Survivor Corps is a global network of people dedicated to overcoming the effects of war and violence. Survivor Corps focuses on providing tools and support to survivors to help them overcome their injuries and give back to their communities. PILPG has partnered with Survivor Corps in providing pro bono legal assistance to post-conflict states.

 


United States Institute of Peace (USIP)

The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is an independent, nonpartisan, national institution established and funded by the United States Congress to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide. USIP and PILPG frequently collaborate on matters relating to the Balkans, Iraq, and Sudan.


 

Vanderbilt University International Law Practice Lab

Vanderbilt University’s International Law Practice Lab emphasizes experiential learning on cutting-edge questions in international law, representing a range of clients, from international organizations to foreign governments facing difficult questions of international law to branches of the United States government. Under the leadership of PILPG Affiliated Expert and Vanderbilt Law Professor Michael Newton, PILPG has collaborated with the International Law Practice Lab in providing pro bono legal assistance to a number of PILPG’s pro bono clients.


 

American University Washington College of Law

One of the top U.S. law schools for international law, American University’s Washington College of Law offers an extensive international law curriculum led by leaders and practitioners in the field. Under the leadership of PILPG Managing Director Paul Williams, PILPG has collaborated extensively with the Washington College of Law and with American University’s School of International Service in providing pro bono legal assistance to PILPG clients.

 

Women for Women International

Women for Women International seeks to address immediate and long-term needs of women, particularly survivors of conflict, and to improve the status and opportunities available to women to create a more just and peaceful world. PILPG, Women for Women International, and American University co-authored Women for Women International’s “2007 Kosovo Report: Amplifying the Voices of Women in Kosovo,” which surveyed women’s priorities and positions on Kosovo’s key political issues. 

 



 

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