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The
Public International Law & Policy Group (PILPG),
a 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, which operates as a global pro bono law firm providing
free legal assistance to states and governments involved in conflicts.
To facilitate the utilization of this legal assistance, PILPG also
provides policy formulation advice and training on matters related to
conflict resolution. To date, PILPG has advised over two dozen states
and governments on the legal aspects of peace negotiations and
post-conflict constitution drafting, and over two dozen states and War
Crimes Tribunals in Europe, Asia and Africa concerning the protection
of human rights, self-determination, and the prosecution of war crimes.
Practice Areas
Peacebuilding.
As part of its peacebuilding practice, PILPG has provided pro bono
legal assistance on negotiating peace agreements and drafting
post-conflict constitutions to nearly twenty countries, including Iraq,
Sri Lanka, Georgia, Kosovo, Bosnia, and Montenegro.
International Justice.
PILPG has provided research assistance to several international
criminal tribunals, including the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Iraqi Special Tribunal,
and the International Criminal Court. As part of its International
Justice practice, PILPG also operates a War
Crimes Research Portal and offers a public advocacy
program. Post-Conflict Political
Development. PILPG trains diplomats and
foreign officials for negotiating peace agreements.
Project
Offices Over
the past couple of years, PILPG has maintained in-country project
offices in order to better serve our clients. Project offices have
included: Pristina, Kosovo; Tbilisi, Georgia; Colombo, Sri Lanka; and
Baghdad, Iraq. |
New Book on
Kosovo Features
Articles by PILPG Members
 Contributions
from Paul Williams and Peace Fellows Catherine Croft and
Jennifer Ober are featured in a recently-released book titled The Case
for Kosova: Passage to Independence. The book is a compilation of work
from prominent experts in Kosovo’s final status process.
PILPG members contributed to chapters on Kosovo’s right to
self-determination and the legality of NATO’s 1999
intervention.
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PILPG deploys team to monitor Presidential elections in Nagorno Karabagh (PDF).
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Experts debate
the major issues and developments related to
the trials of Saddam Hussein and other former Iraqi Leaders.
Announcing
PILPG’s Handbook
on Establishing an International Tribunal
Prepared
by Michael Scharf, PILPG Managing Director, and Zach Lampell,
sponsored by a Carnegie Grant. Contributions were also made by PILPG
partner law firm, Covington & Burling.
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 New
Book on Iraqi Tribunal
Features Essays by PILPG Members
Contributions
from Michael Scharf, Paul Williams, Michael Newton, David Crane, and
other PILPG members are featured in the first published book about the
Iraqi High Tribunal titled,
Saddam
on
Trial: Understanding and Debating the Iraqi High Tribunal. |
PILPG in The News
Genocide in Darfur: A Coward's Way Out
PILPG Executive Director Quoted In Article About War Crimes Prosecution
VOA Features PILPG's work with Special Court for Sierra Leone
Paul Williams interviewed by UPI for "Analysis: Kosovo's Uncertain Outlook" (June 11, 2007)
Amjad Atallah interviewed by the Turkish Daily News for "Women suffer most in Darfur conflict" (June 29, 2007)
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