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Rule of Law Program Southeast Europe in the final round of the World Justice Challenge in Chicago

International recognition for the "Leaders for Justice" project

On August 1, Doru Toma and Dr. Pavel Usvatov presented the "Leaders for Justice" project at the World Justice Challenge in Chicago. The World Justice Project selected 30 of the most innovative and impactful projects from a total of 424 applications from 109 countries. "Leaders for Justice" is one of the seven finalists in the "Youth Engagement" category.

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The event took place as part of the American Bar Association's annual convention. The Polish Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar opened the program and acknowledged the work of the organizations that reached the finals.

The KAS Rule of Law Program Southeast Europe is now part of the worldwide network of the World Justice Project. The network connects organizations working to promote the rule of law around the world. It offers its members international visibility, exchange of experience and opportunities for cross-border cooperation.

The "Leaders for Justice" project is a training program for young lawyers from Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina that teaches value-based leadership and soft skills. The aim is to build a community of motivated and committed lawyers who are committed to the rule of law in their justice system and society. The community now consists of over 300 young lawyers in Romania and over 60 in Bosnia, including judges, prosecutors, police officers and lawyers. They hold leading positions in the judiciary and other institutions, carry out their own projects and support civil society and state organizations as well as journalists in their work.

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Dr. Pavel Usvatov

Dr. Pavel Usvatov

Head of the Rule of Law Programme Southeast Europe

pavel.usvatov@kas.de +40 21 302 02 63 +40 21 323 31 27

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The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, its educational institutions, centres and foreign offices, offer several thousand events on various subjects each year. We provide up to date and exclusive reports on selected conferences, events and symposia at www.kas.de. In addition to a summary of the contents, you can also find additional material such as pictures, speeches, videos or audio clips.

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