ADVANCING THE RULE OF LAW MIKE WALSH, CEO, LEXISNEXIS LEGAL & PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE OF WESTERN ATTORNEYS GENERAL JULY 20, 2015

AGENDA R ULE OF LAW DEFINITION H OW RULE OF LAW IS MEASURED W HY IT ’ S IMPORTANT A CTIONS TO ADVANCE RULE OF LAW 3

RULE OF LAW DEFINITION 4

RULE OF LAW: UNITED NATIONS DEFINITION The rule of law is a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards. “ ” 5

COMPONENTS OF THE RULE OF LAW 6 TRANSPARENCY OF LAW INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY ACCESSIBLE LEGAL REMEDY + = THE RULE OF LAW + ALL ARE EQUAL UNDER THE LAW +

HONORABLE MARY ROBINSON 7

HOW RULE OF LAW IS MEASURED & WHY IT’S IMPORTANT 8

WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT RULE OF LAW INDEX 9

DO CUMENTS ADHERENCE TO THE RULE OF LAW USING : 44 INDICATORS 8 CATEGORIES 100,000 CITIZEN & EXPERT INTERVIEWS 10

WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT RULE OF LAW INDEX 11 Denmark Venezuela

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Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), GDP Per Capita (World Bank) RULE OF LAW INDEX GDP per Capita ($1000s) GDP PER CAPITA & RULE OF LAW 13

Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), GDP Per Capita (World Bank) RULE OF LAW INDEX GDP per Capita ($1000s) GDP PER CAPITA & RULE OF LAW 14 Afghanistan Cambodia Pakistan Zimbabwe

Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), GDP Per Capita (World Bank) RULE OF LAW INDEX GDP per Capita GDP PER CAPITA & RULE OF LAW 15 Spain UK France Germany Sweden Japan Australia Singapore Denmark Norway

Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), GDP Per Capita (World Bank) RULE OF LAW INDEX GDP per Capita ($1000s) GDP PER CAPITA & RULE OF LAW 16 USA CHINA

WORLD JUSTICE PROJECT RULE OF LAW COUNTRY RANKINGS 17 Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project)

LOWER CHILD MORTALITY 18 USA Child Mortality Deaths under age of 5 per 1,000 live births (logarithmic scale) Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), Child Mortality (World Bank) RULE OF LAW INDEX

LOWER HOMICIDE 19 USA Number of Homicides Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), Number of Homicides per 100,000 people (World Bank) RULE OF LAW INDEX per 100,000 (logarithmic scale)

LOWER CORRUPTION 20 RULE OF LAW INDEX Corruption Index Factors USA Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), Corruption Index (World Transparency International) 0 (highly corrupt) 100 (very clean)

HIGHER LIFE EXPECTANCY 21 RULE OF LAW INDEX Life Expectancy (Age in Years) USA Sources: Rule of Law Index (World Justice Project), Life Expectancy at Birth (World Bank)

HOW RULE OF LAW IS MEASURED & WHY IT’S IMPORTANT 22

RULE OF LAW IS VITAL FOR BUSINESS P ROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS & CONTRACTS R ESOLUTION OF DISPUTES L OWERS LEVELS OF CORRUPTION & BRIBERY F OSTERS INSTITUTIONS THAT SUPPORT GOOD GOVERNANCE E NSURES LEGAL IDENTITY & EMPOWERMENT 23

24 WHAT ACTIONS CAN BUSINESS TAKE?

BUSINESS FOR THE RULE OF LAW (B4ROL) 25

5 WAYS BUSINESS CAN SUPPORT THE RULE OF LAW E NSURING ACCOUNTABILITY P ROVIDING CERTAINTY P ROMOTING EQUALITY P ROTECTING HUMAN RIGHTS S UPPORTING ACCESS TO JUSTICE

27 B4ROL EXAMPLES

AUTOMATED BIRTH REGISTRATION IN UGANDA 28

OUR RULE OF LAW JOURNEY 29

ACCESS TO JUSTICE WITH TECHNOLOGY 30

STATE ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAWS 31 Polaris Project : Annual State Human Trafficking Law Ratings 2011, 2015 Polaris Project: Breakdown of 50 State Ratings Poor 9 Excellent 11 Good 16 Fair 14

TECH 4 LAND RIGHTS Aung San Suu Kyi Chairperson and General Secretary of the National League for Democracy, Myanmar Gaythri Raman Rule of Law in Emerging Markets, LexisNexis Legal & Professional 32

CWAG ALLIANCE PARTNERSHIP 33

ADVANCING RULE OF LAW IN HAWAII 34

COMBATTING HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN FLORIDA 35

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37 NATIONS WILL PROSPER

38 NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE SAFER NATIONS WILL PROSPER

39 NATIONS WILL PROSPER CHILDREN WILL BE SAVED NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE SAFER

NATIONS WILL PROSPER CHILDREN WILL BE SAVED NEIGHBORHOODS WILL BE SAFER 40 PEOPLE WILL LIVE LONGER

NEXT STEPS B UILD AWARENESS C ONTINUE STRONG LEADERSHIP S UPPORT UN GLOBAL COMPACT & B 4 ROL R EVIEW B 4 ROL FRAMEWORK 41

M AHALO ! 42