To empower parliamentarians (MPs) to advocate for internet freedoms, APHR & ICNL presents this Toolkit for Parliamentarians: Promoting Internet Freedoms in Southeast Asia.

In Defending the Right to Protest: Resisting Government Crackdowns on Nonviolent Demonstrators, ICNL provides an overview of critical threats to peaceful protest worldwide and shares important tools that civil society can use to defend and advance the right to protest. 

The Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) is maintaining a list of the current elections schedule and plans during the COVID-19 pandemic response, as reported by electoral management bodies and news media across the world. Their list is not comprehensive but represents a snapshot of decisions and events across the globe.

This briefing explores the trends in emerging digital technology most likely to shape civic space, and opportunities for civil society advocates to mitigate and capitalize on the changes ahead. It is one in a series commissioned by ICNL as a part of its Civic Space 2040 initiative to help inform civic space advocates about the opportunities and challenges ahead.

This briefing explores how states’ responses to the climate crisis over the next two decades will affect civic space for a range of established and new civic actors. It is one in a series commissioned by ICNL as a part of its Civic Space 2040 initiative to help inform civic space advocates about the opportunities and challenges ahead.

This handbook - published by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law in partnership with ICNL, Dentons and DLA Piper - provides comparative information on incorporation and operation in 10 selected countries in Europe and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Lebanon, Sweden, Tunisia and Turkey.

This 2018 report by the Human Security Collective and ECNL examines the phenomenon of “de-risking,” explores its linkages to AML/CFT, the SDGs, and other global policy goals, and discusses its effects in the cases of Brazil, Mexico, and Ireland.

This report by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law and the Human Security Collective addresses how bank de-risking and financial access issues – inordinate delays in cash transfers, onerous due-diligence requirements, inability to open bank accounts and arbitrary closure of bank accounts – affects CSOs.

The past decade has seen a number of European countries revisit their regulatory framework on not-for-profit fundraising.

The European Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ECNL) was commissioned by the TACSO project to prepare a comparative analysis on the distribution of lottery proceeds for CSOs.

This handbook by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) aims to provide guidance for the police in facilitating the right to assemble peacefully.

This report assesses EU counter-terrorism efforts since 2001 and sets forth a number of relevant recommendations.

This report presents the findings of the monitoring of public events undertaken by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in selected OSCE participating States between May 2013 and July 2014.

This 2014 paper by the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law focuses on opportunities to enhance CSOs’ financial sustainability by raising funds from private domestic sources and through indirect state support mechanisms.

The Internet has radically transformed the way we access information and communicate - creating new opportunities for strengthening democracy.

1 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE Quezon City July 22, 2013 REVENUE MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 20 -2013 SUBJECT : […]

1 C ONSULTATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CHARITIES ACT 2009 S UMMARY REPORT FOR PUBLICATION OF RESPONSES RECEIVED This document provides a summary of the submissions […]

This report presents the findings of the monitoring of public events undertaken by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in selected OSCE participating States between May 2011 and June 2012.

This publication from the European Volunteer Centre (CEV) details the physical structures, support mechanisms, human resources, knowledge, research and sustainable funding, made available to support volunteers and volunteer organizations in 29 European countries.

With the strings tightening on government purses across Europe and the role and influence of non-profit organisations growing, a number of questions have been raised concerning the legitimacy of foundations in particular and whether existing public regulation and self-regulatory frameworks are enough to ensure that the sector is open and held accountable.

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

Tithe an Oireachtais An Comhchoiste um Dhlí agus Ceart, Cosaint agus Comhionannas Tuarascáil maidir leis an Athbhreithniú ar an Acht Carthanas, 2009 Samhain 2015 ___________________________ […]

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This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This document has been provided by the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law (ICNL). ICNL is the leading source for information on th e legal environment […]

This handbook was produced by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) as a guide for civil society organizations that might initiate independent monitoring of peaceful assemblies in their own country.

These guidelines by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) offer a practical toolkit for legislators and practitioners responsible for implementing laws by drawing on good-practice examples from national legislations in European and OSCE participating States and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights to illustrate the various legislative options used to regulate issues pertaining to the freedom of assembly.

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2009 Europe: Issues in Charity Regulation Drawing on the specific experience of the three […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 9, Issue 3, July 2007 By Kerry O’Halloran Routledge. 437 pp. $150 Reviewed by David Robinson 1 Kerry […]

This 2007 publication from the European Center for Not-for-Profit Law presents an overview of European practices for regulating organizations with public benefit status.

A paper by ECNL offering a European perspective on policies and practices regarding NGO-Government cooperation in EU member states and other Central and Eastern European countries.

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 5, Issue 1, September 2002 By Kerry J. O’Halloran* Introduction Ireland has a particularly rich and diverse range […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 4, Issue 1, September 2001 Austria The Role of Foundations in Civil Society – But Not in Austria […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 3, Issue 2, December 2000 Belgium Belgian Non-Profit Associations and Belgian International Associations Lose Belgian Nationality and Residency […]

  The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 3, Issue 1, September 2000 By Kerry O’Halloran Reviewed by ICNL Staff Dr. Kerry O’Halloran, who is […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 2, Issue 2, December 1999 Ireland Case 98042 – Mr. John Burns of The Sunday Times Newspaper and […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 1, Issue 3, March 1999 Regional European Union In reply to a question concerning the possibility of reducing […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 1, Issue 2, December 1998 Regional European Union On 13 March 1998 the European Commission decided formally to […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 1, Issue 2, December 1998 A recent Irish tax case, Revenue Commissioners v Sisters of Charity of the […]

The International Journal of Not-for-Profit Law Volume 1, Issue 1, September 1998 Region; England and Wales; Germany; Ireland; Italy REGIONAL REPORT Tax Legislation The Europhil […]