World Justice Project

Founded in 2006, World Justice Project is a non-governmental organisation based in Washington DC, United States working on justice & legal aid, human rights.

The World Justice Project is an independent, multidisciplinary non-profit organisation that works to advance the rule of law worldwide. It was founded in 2006 by William H. Neukom as a presidential initiative of the American Bar Association and became an independent non-profit in 2009. It produces the WJP Rule of Law Index based on household and expert surveys in 142 countries, conducts research on how the rule of law affects economic, social and human development, and runs programmes and a global network of rule of law advocates. Its offices are in Washington DC, Singapore and Mexico City.