Program Book

72 Pages·2008·10.81 MB·English

World Justice Forum
World Justice Forum
Working Together to Advance the Rule of Law
July 2-5, 2008
Vienna, Austria
Tble of Contents
table of contents
Tble of Contents
Welcome Letters
Founder’s Welcome 5
Mayor’s Welcome 7
World Justice Project Overview 8
Honorary Chairs 10
Co-Sponsors 11
Financial Supporters 12
Forum Agenda 15
Maps
Austria Center Vienna 44
City Of Vienna 48
Underground Metro 49
Special Thanks 50
Useful Information 53
Notes 69

Welcome
Welcome
to the Inaugural World Justice Forum
Every nation and culture has universal aspirations:
we want communities that are safe, prosperous,
just, healthy and educated. The rule of law is
essential to achieving these goals.
Over the next three days, leaders from around the
world representing many disciplines will forge new
partnerships and design programs to advance the
rule of law in our communities. The World Justice
Forum brings us together around our shared belief in
two complementary premises. First, the rule of law
is the foundation for communities of opportunity
and equity. Second, collaboration across disciplines
is the most effective way to advance the rule of law
and fulfill our hopes for society.
This Forum depends upon the support of the World Justice Project’s distinguished honorary
chairs, sponsors and funders. I thank them for their contributions to this effort.
Each of you can play a key role in launching a multinational, multidisciplinary movement
to advance the rule of law. It is essential that the Forum serve as an incubator of new
programs to advance the rule of law in our respective communities. I look forward to
working with you in the days ahead.
Sincerely,
William H. Neukom
Founder, World Justice Project
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Herzlich Wilkommen in Wien!
Herzlich Wilkommen in Wien!
Safety and human rights are among the highest
values, and every democracy must protect and
safeguard them. I am therefore very glad that the
World Justice Forum takes place in Vienna from 2
until 5 July and is attended by such high-ranking
participants.
Rule of law and legal certainty are two of the
cornerstones of peaceful coexistence in every
society. Fighting poverty, continuously optimising
the provision of health care for our citizens, and
striving to provide every member of our society
with the best possible education have always
been among the basic concerns of the Vienna City
Government. I strongly believe that this is the only
way to guarantee social peace and the perception
that we live in a just world. On this note I would like to welcome all participants of the
World Justice Forum at the Austria Center Vienna and wish this international conference
every possible success for the benefit of our entire society.
Michael Häupl
Mayor and Governor of Vienna
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The World Justice Project
The World Justice Project
An Overview
The World Justice Project (WJP) is a multinational, multidisciplinary initiative to strengthen the rule
of law worldwide. It is creating an international network of governmental and non-governmental
leaders who are advancing the rule of law as a foundation for thriving communities and for success
in virtually all fields of endeavor.
The WJP bases its definition of the rule of law on four universal principles:
n The government and its officials and agents are accountable under the law;
n The laws are clear, publicized, stable and fair, and protect fundamental rights,
including the security of persons and property;
n The process by which the laws are enacted, administered and enforced is accessible,
fair and efficient; and
n The laws are upheld, and access to justice is provided by competent, independent,
and ethical law enforcement officials, attorneys or representatives, and judges
who are of sufficient number, have adequate resources, and reflect the makeup
of the communities they serve.
Since its start in December 2006, the WJP has focused on strengthening the rule of law through
four complementary program areas:
n T he WJP is “MainstreaMing” the rule of law into the thinking and actions of a broad range of
fields, thereby creating a new, expanded constituency committed to take actions to strengthen
the rule of law worldwide. In multidisciplinary outreach meetings held in Africa, Asia, Europe,
Latin America and North America, the WJP has brought together senior leaders from more than
71 countries, representing such fields as architecture, the arts, business, education, engineering,
environment, faith, human rights, labor, law, law enforcement, media, military, public health and
public safety, as well as officials from multilateral organizations and governments.
At each of these meetings, the participants unanimously concluded that the rule of law is essential
to the success of their professional efforts and to their communities. Participants also identified
opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration to strengthen the rule of law and provided
comments on the WJP’s Rule of Law Index.
The meeting in Ghana also launched the WJP’s pilot small grants program, which is funding
initiatives by faith, labor, public health, women’s rights and other disciplines to advance the rule
of law in 11 Sub-Saharan African countries. In the United States, similar multidisciplinary outreach
meetings are being sponsored by state bar associations and other organizations to develop
networks and initiatives to strengthen the rule of law within the U.S.
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n The WJP’s ScholarShip program features rigorous research by two teams of leading
international scholars. One team, which includes Nobel Laureates Dr. James Heckman and Dr.
Amartya Sen, is developing a body of scholarship examining the contributions of the rule of law
to various aspects of economic, political and social development. A second team, led by Professor
Yash Ghai, head of the United Nations Development Program’s Constitutional Advisory Unit in
Nepal, is conducting a series of comparative field studies on how marginalized groups obtain
access to justice. Both scholars’ teams are presenting their findings at the World Justice Forum.

n The World Justice Project is developing a rule of law index to assess countries’ adherence
to the rule of law. The Index translates the Rule of Law principles into a system of factors and
sub-factors that measure such rule of law elements as: open and accountable government, public
participation and access to information, non-discrimination and protection of fundamental
rights, enforcement of contracts, security of persons and property, and access to justice through
competent and impartial courts. The Index will be administered on a periodic basis to provide
government leaders, civil society, non-governmental organizations and business leaders with
information to enable them to assess and strengthen adherence to the rule of law and to
measure incremental change over time. Version 1.0 of the Rule of Law Index and the preliminary
results of the field tests are being presented at the Forum.
n The world JuStice forum is the World Justice Project’s founders’ conference, building on
the WJP’s achievements to date. The Forum is at once an educational event, an occasion for
determining the next steps for the World Justice Project, and an incubator for new programs
and strategies to advance the rule of law. Governmental and non-governmental leaders
from various disciplines will develop new programs at the Forum to strengthen the rule of
law within and across countries. Participants include leaders from the disciplines represented
at the multidisciplinary outreach meetings and the WJP’s co-sponsoring organizations, as well
as representatives of governments, multilateral institutions, policy institutes, foundations and
other nongovernmental organizations. The WJP envisions future Forums at which participants
will utilize the Rule of Law Index’s findings to identify opportunities to strengthen the rule of
law and generate new initiatives to strengthen the rule of law over the coming years.
The World Justice Project has already seen the beginnings of new thinking and collaboration to
advance the rule of law worldwide. We are confident that the participants in this inaugural World
Justice Forum will succeed in making the rule of law a fundamental concern of all stakeholders,
and will launch and sustain a worldwide movement that strengthens the rule of law.
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World Justice
Project and Forum
World Justice Project and Forum
Honorary Chairs
The Honorable Madeleine K. Albright The Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg Roy L. Prosterman
Former U.S. Secretary of State Associate Justice, Founder and Chairman Emeritus,
Supreme Court of the United States Rural Development Institute
The Honorable Giuliano Amato
Former Prime Minister of Italy The Honorable Richard J. Goldstone The Honorable Richard W. Riley
Former Justice, Former U.S. Secretary of Education
The Honorable Robert Badinter Constitutional Court of South Africa
Senator, Parliament of France The Honorable Mary Robinson
The Honorable Kunio Hamada Former President of Ireland
The Honorable James A. Baker, III Former Justice, Supreme Court of Japan President, Realizing Rights:
Former U.S. Secretary of State The Ethical Globalization Initiative
The Honorable Lee H. Hamilton
The Honorable Stephen G. Breyer Former U.S. Congressman Hernando de Soto
Associate Justice, President, Woodrow Wilson President, Institute for Liberty and Democracy
Supreme Court of the United States International Center for Scholars
The Honorable Petar Stoyanov
Sharan Burrow Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Former President of Bulgaria
President, Founder, Mo Ibrahim Foundation
International Trade Union Confederation Peter Sutherland, S.C.
The Honorable Tassaduq Hussain Jillani Chairman, BP
David Byrne, S.C. Justice, Supreme Court of Pakistan
Former EU Commissioner for Health John J. Sweeney
and Consumer Protection The Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy President, AFL-CIO
Associate Justice,
Maria Livanos Cattaui Supreme Court of the United States The Most Reverend Desmond M. Tutu
Former Secretary General, Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town
International Chamber of Commerce The Honorable Ferenc Mádl
Former President of Hungary The Honorable Antonio Vitorino
The Honorable Warren Christopher Former EU Commissioner for
Former U.S. Secretary of State The Honorable George J. Mitchell Justice and Home Affairs
Former U.S. Senator
Prof. Dr. Emil Constantinescu Paul A. Volcker
Former President of Romania John Edwin Mroz Former Chairman of the U.S.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank
The Honorable Hans Corell EastWest Institute
Former Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs, The Right Honorable
United Nations Indra Nooyi Lord Harry Woolf
Chief Executive Officer, PepsiCo Former Lord Chief Justice of
The Honorable Hilario G. Davide, Jr. England and Wales
Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations The Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor
Former Associate Justice, The Honorable Andrew Young, Jr.
William H. Gates, Sr. Supreme Court of the United States Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
Chair, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The Honorable Ana Palacio The Honorable Zhelyu M. Zhelev
Dr. Ashraf Ghani Former General Counsel, World Bank Former President of Bulgaria
Former Finance Minister of Afghanistan
Chairman, Istitute of State Effectiveness General Colin L. Powell
Former U.S. Secretary of State
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