Deutsche Stiftung für internationale rechtliche Zusammenarbeit

The Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Rechtliche Zusammenarbeit e.V. (IRZ) was founded in May 1992 at the initiative of the then Federal Minister of Justice, Klaus Kinkel. As a registered non-profit association based in Bonn with an additional office in Berlin, the IRZ focuses on supporting states in the development of rule of law and market-oriented structures.

• Legislative Consulting: The IRZ conducts legislative consultations and accompanies the drafting of bills in partner countries.
• Institution Building: It supports the establishment and development of judicial and legal institutions.
• Training and Education: The IRZ promotes the training and education of lawyers through seminars, workshops, conferences, study visits, internships, and observation in Germany.
• Legal Nachwuchs: Collaboration with universities through accompanying studies, seminars, and lectures to promote the legal Nachwuchs.

The main mission of the IRZ is to support partner countries in their legal and judicial reform projects. The focus is on the further development of rule of law and market-oriented structures as well as the alignment of national law with EU law. The IRZ is committed to the realization of:

• Rule of law, democratic constitutional structures within the framework of the European understanding of human rights.
• Independent, functional judiciary including all procedural law foundations.
• Private and commercial law foundations for private legal activities and economic performance exchange.
• Public law framework conditions for entrepreneurial activities.
• Harmonization of the national legal system with European law.

The IRZ works on the long-term development and stabilization of legal systems in its partner countries. The sustainability goals include:

• International legal assistance and cooperation in civil and criminal matters.
• European standards, especially in the protection of human rights in the areas of criminal law, criminal procedure law, and prison law.
• Regional Focus: The activities of the IRZ focus on Eastern and Southeastern Europe, (Central) Asia, the South Caucasus, the Middle East, Africa, Vietnam, and Central Asia.

The IRZ works on behalf of the German federal government and is primarily funded by budgetary resources from the Federal Ministry of Justice and through project funding from the Federal Foreign Office. In addition, the IRZ carries out projects on behalf of the European Union, particularly within the framework of neighborhood and accession policy.

The IRZ has extensive expertise through its committees, the general assembly, and the board of trustees, which includes personalities from politics, business, administration, science, trade unions, and non-governmental organizations. In addition, the IRZ can draw on numerous experienced professionals from various legal fields.

• 1 - https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRZ-Stiftung
• 2 - https://www.irz.de/index.php/ueber-uns
• 3 - https://www.irz.de/index.php/en/about-us
• 4 - https://rsw.beck.de/zeitschriften/irz/%C3%BCber-die-irz
• 5 - https://www.service.bund.de/Content/DE/DEBehoerden/D/Deutsche-Stiftung-fuer-internationale-rechtliche-Zusammenarbeit-eV/Deutsche-Stiftung-fuer-internationale-rechtliche-Zusammenarbeit-eV.html?nn=4641496