On January 1, 2003, recently adopted amendments to the Bulgarian Act on Social Assistance (“Act”) became effective. 

Developed jointly by ICNL and the World Bank in 2003, the ARVIN Framework is an analytical tool to assess the legal and regulatory, political and governmental, socio-cultural and economic factors affecting civic engagement, specifically Association, Resources, Voice, Information, and Negotiation.

The Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) passed a new Law on Associations and Foundations (Official Gazette, No. 45 of September 20, 2002), which replaces the 1995 Law on Citizens’ Associations, the 1998 Law on Foundations and Funds, and the 1998 Law on Humanitarian Activities and Humanitarian Organizations (with the exception of a few articles).

Analysis of the 2002 Belarusian Draft Law, “On the Introduction of Changes and Amendments to the Law of the Republic of Belarus ‘On Religious Freedom and Religious Organizations’ ”

Sources in Jordan have sent an alert to the world civil society community that the legislative bureau of the Jordanian Prime Minster’s Office is drafting a measure to control numerous organizations registered with the Ministry of Social Development.

The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland has dealt a serious blow to the economic self-sufficiency of Polish foundations.

PUBLISHED: JANUARY 2001 Western legal thought, at least as popularized in general literature, assumes the universality of certain principles contained in the “four freedoms” adopted […]

On October 19, the Parliament of Ukraine adopted the bill on Non-Entrepreneurial Organizations at the first reading by a vote of 242 to 208. The October 19 vote was not final, and some amendments may be made before the bill’s passage. However, these amendments are unlikely to change the basic structure of the law.

On July 18, 2000, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Civil Code in the second reading. It is expected that the third and final reading of the civil code will take place in fall 2000.

Developing the non-commercial sector has become as growing priority for countries of the Central Asian region.