The term "rule of law" embodies the basic principles of equal treatment of all people before the law, fairness, and effective guarantees of human rights. Tt DPK has broad expertise in the development and execution of programs to assist in the establishment of sound legal and regulatory frameworks; the reform and restructuring of judicial institutions; strategic planning; court management; and enforcement of court decisions. Tt DPK has introduced to many countries modern management concepts, such as professional court administrators, with measurable and sustainable impacts on efficiency. The following are our key service areas:

• Capacity building of the judiciary, prosecutors, public defenders, and other justice institutions
• Court administration and management improvements including financial planning and oversight and human resource management
• Designing and improving judicial centers and court facilities
• Strategic planning, policy making, and fostering policy dialogue
• Legal frameworks, including civil and criminal procedure codes
• Legal and judicial training to enhance technical and managerial skills
• Delay reduction programs
• Performance standards, audits, and management statistics
• Information technology and justice sector automation
• Alternative dispute resolution systems, including integration of formal and informal justice systems
• Ethics and discipline systems
• Commercial courts
• Commercial laws and regulatory frameworks
• Enforcement of judgments
• Resource, budget, and financial planning and oversight
• Human resources management
• Post-conflict justice issues, including transitional justice mechanisms
• Enhancement of access to justice, especially for disadvantaged groups
• Strengthening civil society advocacy, participation, and monitoring
• Promoting public education and opinion surveys