World Jurist Association of the World Peace Through Law Center
Organization's name:
World Jurist Association of the World Peace Through Law Center
Organization's acronym:
WJA
Headquarters address
Address:
C/O CLARK HILL, PLC 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW SUITE 1300 SOUTH WASHINGTON, D.C.
Washington DC 20004
WJA’s Registered Agent is: J. William Eshelman
United States of America
Email:
executivedirector@worldjurist.org
Web site:
www.worldjurist.org
Organization type:
Non-governmental organization
Languages:
English
Spanish
Activities
Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
Citizenship and Governance
Criminal Justice
Development
Governance
Human Rights
Intellectual Property
International Law
Justice
Labour
Least Developed Countries
Minority Rights
Peace and Security
Science and Technology
Social Development
Women/gender Equality
Youth
Financing for Development:
Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
International Trade as an engine for development
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Public Administration:
Ethics, Transparency and Accountability
Governance and Public Administration
Social Development:
Conflict
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Technical cooperation
Statistics:
Civil registration systems
Crime and criminal justice statistics
Sustainable Development:
Capacity-building
Climate change
Finance
International cooperation for an enabling environment
International law
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Geographic scope:
International
Country of activity:
Ukraine
Belgium
Croatia
Turkmenistan
Palau
Sweden
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Morocco
Monaco
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Comoros
Norway
Slovakia
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Singapore
Syrian Arab Republic
Netherlands
Vanuatu
Kenya
Bhutan
Germany
Panama
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Philippines
Hungary
Lesotho
Suriname
Finland
Angola
China
Tunisia
Oman
Estonia
Sri Lanka
Mongolia
Malta
New Zealand
Pakistan
Tonga
Russian Federation
Antigua and Barbuda
Tuvalu
Seychelles
Zambia
Benin
Argentina
Lithuania
Kyrgyzstan
Niger
Sierra Leone
Eswatini
Cameroon
Thailand
Central African Republic
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Bosnia and Herzegovina
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Czechia
Saint Lucia
Cyprus
Iceland
Greece
Djibouti
Kazakhstan
Somalia
Ghana
Guinea Bissau
Mexico
Serbia
Papua New Guinea
Bangladesh
Azerbaijan
Zimbabwe
Dominica
Marshall Islands
Congo
Andorra
India
Bahrain
Portugal
Chile
Barbados
Samoa
Canada
Solomon Islands
Denmark
Malawi
Mozambique
Côte D'Ivoire
Paraguay
Lebanon
Indonesia
Luxembourg
Grenada
Tajikistan
Peru
Brazil
Guinea
Australia
Burundi
Togo
Cuba
Belize
Algeria
Armenia
Uruguay
State of Palestine
Yemen
Nigeria
Chad
Fiji
Bulgaria
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Brunei Darussalam
France
Japan
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Mauritius
Cape Verde
Guyana
Nepal
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Liberia
Belarus
Guatemala
Cambodia
Mauritania
Qatar
Viet Nam
Republic of Moldova
Botswana
Country Not Available
Kuwait
South Africa
Nauru
Jordan
Italy
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
United States of America
Malaysia
Mali
Libya
Ireland
United Republic of Tanzania
Haiti
Timor-Leste
Montenegro
Ethiopia
Iraq
Uganda
Sudan
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Türkiye
Kiribati
Honduras
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
North Macedonia
Costa Rica
Slovenia
Ecuador
Holy See
Burkina Faso
Romania
Namibia
Eritrea
Poland
Madagascar
Egypt
Maldives
Austria
Gambia
Spain
Albania
Bahamas
Colombia
Rwanda
Gabon
Nicaragua
Israel
Liechtenstein
Republic of Korea
Trinidad and Tobago
Myanmar
Georgia
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Latvia
Switzerland
Senegal
Uzbekistan
Saudi Arabia
Millennium Development Goals:
Promote gender equality and empower women
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY):
1967
Year of registration (YYYY):
1967
Organizational structure:
FOUNDER AND PAST PRESIDENT Charles S. Rhyne, USA (1963-1991)* FOUNDER AND PAST EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Margaret M. Henneberry, USA (1967-2010)* WORLDWIDE PRESIDENT Franklin Hoet Linares, Venezuela OFFICERS Peter N.C. Umeadi, Nigeria President for Africa TAO Kaiyuan, China President for Asia, Australia & the Pacific Alexander Löw, Germany President for Europe Mónica Grill, Argentina President for Latin America & the Caribbean Iris Jones, USA President for North America Garry E. Hunter, USA Executive Vice-President & General Counsel Peter N.C. Umeadi, Nigeria President, WAJ Francisco Javier Lara, Spain President, WAL Jesús Becerra, Venezuela-Spain President, WALP Sven Kolhmier, Germany President, WBA Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, Venezuela President, WJAHRI Yacky Rodríguez Velásquez, Venezuela Executive Director
Number and type of members:
Over 2500 Individual Members of the Legal Profession - Lawyers, Judges, Law Professors, Law Students, Prosecutors and Business Associates
Funding structure:
Membership fees or dues
Other sources
Donations and grants from domestic sources
Funding structure other:
Income from annual events, donations from friends of the association, sale of publications.