Institutional and Strategic Partners

American University, School of International Service
The School of International Service (SIS) is the largest school of international affairs in the United States with more than 2500 students from 150 countries. Its eight areas of study offer students a wide range of possibilities in Comparative and Regional Studies, Global Environmental Politics, International Communication, International Development, International Economic Policy, International Politics, Peace and Conflict Resolution, and United States Foreign Policy. The multidisciplinary curriculum emphasizes the operative word in the school's name: service.

American University, Washington College of Law
The Washington College of Law (WCL) is a top law school that provides excellent legal education in all areas of the law. WCL has renowned programs in experiential learning, international law, law and government, intellectual property, business, and gender.

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Case School of Law is one of the first schools accredited by the American Bar Association and was a charter member of the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). For more than 110 years, the school has prepared men and women for leadership in the practice of law, public service, and commerce. Case Western has strong tracks in intellectual property, technology law, business law, litigation, health law, and international law.

Dayton Peace Accords Project
The Dayton Peace Accords Project assists post-conflict parties in developing practical solutions to issues of peace implementation, constitutional development, institution building, economic development, and cultural and ethnic heritage through the provision of appropriate and time technical, legal, and advocacy assistance. The Project has been engaged in numerous policy, humanitarian, training, business-to-business, and cultural projects since 1996 designed to advance the peace implementation and reform process in Bosnia and the Western Balkans.

International Legal Assistance Consortium
The International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) is a consortium of NGOs throughout the world with experience in providing technical legal assistance in post-conflict situations. ILAC's more than 30 member organizations represent over 3 million judges, prosecutors, lawyers and academics.

Our Voice! Consulting
Our Voice consultants specialize in working with emerging growth and start-up businesses and non-profit organizations to develop and refine their financial and growth strategies. Our Voice provides effective management, revenue and board development strategies to clients world-wide. Since 2003, Our Voice has worked extensively with PILPG to bring it to the mezzanine level of growth and financial stability.

Sudan Peace Support Project
PILPG is assisting the Sudan Peace Support Project (SPSP or Project) in their efforts to support the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan (CPA). The overriding goal of the Project is to keep the Sudanese Peace partners and the international community diligently engaged in the implementation of the agreement between the Government of the Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement and Army. The Project pursues these objectives through observation, documentation, reporting, and engagement on the developments in the implementation of the CPA. The SPSP encompasses the Sudan Peace Support Council (consisting of regional experts and former diplomats) to which expert studies and reports are submitted and analyzed, so that the Project can engage the Parties in a constructive dialogue and recommend measures to reinforce the CPA. The Unites States Institute for Peace and the Open Society Institute are among the funders of this project.

Vanderbilt University Law School

For more than 125 years, Vanderbilt Law School has trained excellent lawyers for careers throughout the United States and around the world.  Known for offering a rigorous academic program in a collegial, supportive atmosphere, Vanderbilt Law School attracts law students and faculty seeking a first-rate academic institution that also affords an excellent quality of life.  The International Law Practice Lab  represents the most innovative aspect of the international legal studies program at Vanderbilt. It offers young professionals the chance to participate in a demanding, yet richly rewarding, set of experiences that expose young professionals to cutting-edge questions in international law and teaches essential lawyering skills. The lab’s weekly meetings emphasize the interrelationship between legal theory and practice. Young professionals work in groups on high-profile legal projects and serve the needs of real-world clients. Past clients range from international organizations such as the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime, to non-governmental human rights organizations, to foreign governments confronting difficult international law issues, to branches of the U.S. government such as the State Department and the Department of Defense. For example, young professionals have provided support to on-going treaty negotiations, helped to shape pending legislation both domestically and in foreign countries, and provided support to Human Rights litigation.