Since its launch in 2010, the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law has taken on a remarkably wide range of projects in the UK and internationally, demonstrating the need for a body solely dedicated to the promotion and enhancement of the rule of law worldwide.
Named after Tom Bingham (The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG) who promoted the maintenance, development and promotion of the rule of law, the Bingham Centre seeks to:
- Provide an intellectual framework to define and implement the rule of law as a universal and practical concept;
- Highlight threats to the rule of law;
- Produce high quality studies and training on rule of law issues, drawing on comparative examples and seeking practical outcomes;
- support capacity building and promotes a wider appreciation of the rule of law among governments, decision makers and the wider public, and
- Demonstrate how the rule of law upholds respect for human dignity and enhances economic development and political stability.
Grants
Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
Mainstreaming the Rule of Law in Parliament
Grant: £92,850
June 20, 2018
Devising and implementing a strategy to build legal capability amongst parliamentarians by helping them to understand how and when rule of law principles are relevant and how they can be used to improve legislation.
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| Staff in Voluntary Sector | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Rule of Law Secretariat
Grant: £50,128
July 6, 2016
This grant will fund the secretariat of The APPG on the Rule of Law which is a cross‐party group that aims to promote parliamentary and public discussion of the rule of law as a practical concept.
The key outputs of this project will be 4-5 dedicated meetings per year supported by the secretariat at which members hear from expert speakers and discuss rule of law questions concerning topical issues. When appropriate, the APPG on the Rule of Law will also partner with other APPGs to host joint meetings. The Centre will produce pre-meeting briefings, post-meeting reports, and regular APPG bulletins containing rule of law news and material for current awareness issues. Furthermore, the Centre will continue building relationships and networks amongst law-related APPGs in order to strengthen the rule of law culture in Parliament.
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| General Public | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
The production of a further 500 School Curriculum Training Packs
Grant: £7,000
November 10, 2015
This is funding to produce a further 500 copies of materials for the Law and Justice component of the Citizenship Curriculum Stage 3 in order to meet requests from schools.
Originally a pilot programme was undertaken with 8 schools, 25 teachers and 600 pupils. The resources produced received the quality mark from the Association of Citizenship Teachers (ACT). However, in order to meet demand from schools there is a need to print a further 500 copies of the materials.
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| Young People | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
The Rule of Law in Parliament
Grant: £43,844
June 25, 2015
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| People Working in the Law | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
School Curriculum Training Packs
Grant: £100,000
November 27, 2013
| Increase Public Understanding | Advance High Quality Thinking | Increase Access to Employment |
| Young People | ||
| Implications of Brexit | Legal Needs in Healthcare Settings | Influence the Online Court |
| Develop Robust Evidence Base | ||
| Understand Role of Technology | ||
| Law Reform, Policy and Regulation | ||
| Communications to Disseminate Learning | ||
