Knowledge Center
Keeping up with the latest news, information, research and experiences impacting the Not-For-Profit Law world is a daunting task for any organization. This is especially true for smaller, local CSOs with limited resources and access to trends and information. In order to facilitate knowledge-sharing as well as to provide support for all organizations interested in this dynamic field, ICNL has developed its centralized Knowledge Center.
The ICNL Knowledge Center contains a wealth of data that provides support to not-for-profit law initiatives, including:
Online Library
ICNL's Online Library is a searchable directory of key research including Country Laws, General Legal Documents, White Papers, Reports, Legal Opinions, IJNL and more. The online library includes over 2,900 resources from more than 170 countries. Resources can be found in 41 different languages.
NGO Law Monitor
The NGO Law Monitor seeks to provide up-to-date information on legal issues affecting not-for-profit, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) around the world. A network of individuals and organizations will work with ICNL to monitor legal developments affecting civil society in 30 countries as well as the activities of 8 multilateral institutions. The first phase of the project has been completed, with an in-depth analysis of 10 countries and 3 regional multilateral organizations.
International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law
The International Journal for Not-for-Profit Law (IJNL) provides its readers with new and significant commentary on the latest issues facing civil society. The journal is attentive to topics of interest to the developing world while appealing to a broad audience including lawyers, scholars, donors, and government officials.
IJNL is available without charge by e-mail. Click here to subscribe. The current issue and all back issues are also available on ICNL's website.
We invite readers' contributions. To submit an article or to recommend particular topics or writers, please contact the editor, Stephen Bates, at sbates@icnl.org.
Global Trends in NGO Law
ICNL's newest publication, Global Trends in NGO Law is a brief, quarterly synthesis of key developments relating to the legal and regulatory issues that affect non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Publications
ICNL produces a myriad of Tools and Publications focusing on a variety of issues affecting civil society, including taxation, guiding principles for not-for-profit laws, and tools for assessing civil society. ICNL’ s publications section also includes informational materials on the legal and fiscal framework of NGOs, local language publications about laws affecting civil society, country and region-specific assessments of the legal framework for civil society, guidelines for laws affecting civil society, and key legal opinions.
News
Through the News and Events section of the website, ICNL shares periodic news updates and articles on events and trends affecting civil society through our electronic resources. Whether it’s an in-depth study of the effect of US terrorism laws on the tax system or the latest word on the denial of registration to a foundation in Uzbekistan, ICNL is the source for up-to-date news and information.