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ICNL 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 also include 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.
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Recent Publications
- ICNL-UNDP Primer: The Role of Legal Reform in Supporting Civil Society
- Political Activities of NGOs: International Law and Best Practices [English] [Russian]
- Survey of Tax Laws Affecting NGOs in the Newly Independent States [English] [Russian]
- Overview of Legal Frameworks for NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe [English] [Russian]
- Comparative Tax Regimes in the South Pacific and Implications for Civic Organisations
- Defending Civil Society
- International Investment Treaty Protection of Not-for-Profit Organizations
- Safeguarding Civil Society in Politically Complex Environments
- Recent Laws and Legislative Proposals to Restrict Civil Society and Civil Society Organizations
- The Associational Counter-Revolution
- Definition of a Fiscal Agenda for the Development of Civil Society Organizations in Mexico [Spanish]
- Public Benefit Commissions: A Comparative Overview - Armenia, England / Wales, Moldova
- Law and Civil Society in the South Pacific
- NGO Laws in Selected Arab States [English] [Arabic]
- Development of Noncommercial Law in Kazakhstan [Russian]
- Freedom of Association in Central Asia - 2nd Edition [Russian]
Assessment Tools
- Monitoring/Tracking Tool: Discussion Guide
- Legal Assessment Questionnaire
- Bibliography on the Nonprofit Sector, Philanthropy, and Civil Society
(Link to the Association of American University Presses)
Principles of Not-For-Profit Laws & Regulations
- Guidelines for Laws Affecting Civic Organizations [English] [Mongolian] [Spanish] [Arabic]
- Analysis of Tax Benefits for Charitable Donations by Individuals
- Comparative Analysis of the Definition of NGOs and their Legal Treatment
- Laws and Other Mechanisms for Promoting NGO Financial Sustainability
- Model Provisions for Laws Affecting Public Benefit Organizations [English] [Croatian] [Macedonian] [Serbian]
- Percentage Philanthropy and Law [Charts]
- A Handbook of NGO Governance
- Contracting of Social Services to NGOs
- Handbook on Freedom of Association under the European Convention for Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR) [Macedonian] [English]
Conference Papers and Presentations
Comparative Seminar on International Charity Law - Beijing, China
- NPO Legislation in Central and Eastern Europe
- Comparative Study of the Laws and Regulations Governing Charitable Organizations in the Newly Independent States
- Charity Law and Regulation in the United Kingdom
- Third Sector Organizations in Germany: Legal Forms and Taxation
- Australian Country Report on Laws and Regulations Governing Non-Profit Organizations
- Laws and Regulations Governing Non-Profit Organizations in South Africa
- Philanthropy in Islam
- Country Report on Public Benefit Organizations in The Netherlands
- An Introduction to the Law and Regulation of Non-Profit Organizations in the United States
- Comparative Regulation/Accountability: Japan
- Comparative Overview II: Japan
Global Forum on Civil Society Law - Istanbul, Turkey
Regional Stakeholders Workshop - Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tax Tools
- Survey of Tax Laws Affecting NGOs in Central and Eastern Europe
- Survey of Tax Laws Affecting NGOs in the Newly Independent States
Key Legal Opinions
- Case of United Communist Party of Turkey and Others v. Turkey
European Court of Human Rights, 30 January 1998 - Case of Socialist Party and Others v. Turkey
European Court of Human Rights, 25 May 1998 - Case of Sidiropoulos & Others v. Greece
European Court of Human Rights, 10 July 1998 - Case of Commission of the European Communities v. Belgium
European Court of Human Rights, 29 June 1998
Region-Specific Publications
Latin America
- Promotion of a Fiscal Agenda for the Development of Civil Society Organizations: A Systematic Assessment of the Mexican Experience by Sergio García García [Spanish]
- Let Us Cultivate Solidarity: A Proposal for the Inclusion of the Subject, “Civil Society” in Mexico’s High School Curriculum by William Sebastian Castillo Ulin [Spanish]
- The Social Audit: A Right of the Civil Society in Mexico by Martin de la Rosa Medellín [Spanish]