IRLI - Irish Rule of Law International (HQ)

Irish Rule of Law International is a project-oriented, non-profit organisation established by the Law Society of Ireland and the Bar of Ireland in 2007. In 2015, IRLI was joined by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and the Bar of Northern Ireland in the support and promotion of IRLI’s rule of law projects.

The current Chief Justice of Ireland, the Honorable Mr. Justice Frank Clarke is IRLI’s patron.

IRLI is governed by a Board of Directors. To ensure adequate growth management, in 2015 the Board has expanded to include a number of other relevant experts such as in International Development, Access to Justice, Business and Marketing.

IRLI has staff members operating from its Headquarters in Dublin.

IRLI project-base work is carried out through a wide range of Pro-bono Legal Experts and Programme Lawyers either remotely or in-country. IRLI has ongoing projects in South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania. In Malawi, where IRLI carries out its largest programme on Access to Justice, a total of four Programme Lawyers, Programme Officer and a Country Programme Manager work across the criminal justice chain.