Afghanistan

Despite some progress, two decades after the end of the Taliban rule, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan still faces serious obstacles in its deployment of a nationwide framework for justice and the rule of law. The strength, fairness and efficacy of the state’s judicial and administrative institutions and respect for human rights are fundamental prerequisites for public confidence in the viability of the state, especially as it seeks to quell the unrest that grips the country.

The Foundation recognises that enduring peace and stability are premised on a robust constitutional and administrative legal framework committed to the ideal of the rule of law. It provides legal technical assistance to the Afghan government and supports capacity building measures to the benefit of judicial, legislative and administrative institutions as well as to members of civil society. These initiatives are specifically designed to address legal fields with a special bearing on the rule of law and on the way in which it is experienced in encounters of citizens and state. All activities are closely coordinated with the Afghan stakeholders, grounded in locally felt needs, mutual trust and respect and a rightful sense of local ownership.

• Inclusive Dialogue on Constitutional Matters in a Comparative Legal Perspective

• The Afghan Women Judges Association: Empowerment through Capacity Building, Partnership and Advocacy
• Strengthening the Implementation of the Administrative Procedure Law of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan
• Strengthening Human Rights in View of Peace: a Partnership with the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission

• Strengthening Constitutional Interpretation and the Application of Constitutional Law in Afghanistan
• Strengthening the Implementation of the Constitution
• Constitutional Conflicts in Afghanistan
• Ph.D. Programme for Afghan Jurists
• Strenghtening Afghan Administrative Law III
• Improving the Afghan Legislative Process
• Strengthening International Legal Assistance in Afghanistan
• Refugee Law Afghanistan
• Training of Aspiring Judges IV
• International Law for Afghan Ministries
• Strengthening the Judiciary in “Forgotten Provinces” – Phase 2
• Training Programmes, Advice on Administrative Law and Support for Academic Research
• Informal Justice as Restorative Justice
• Trainings in Kunduz, Takhar, Badakhshan and Helmand Provinces