As part of our Office of Civil and Criminal Justice Reform, below you can access all Commonwealth Model Laws and Toolkits, Best Practice Guidelines and other Legal Resources.

Brunei is a small equatorial country on the northern coast of the island of Borneo in South-East Asia. The South China Sea lies to the north. Otherwise, it is bordered to all sides by the Malaysian ...

This Respect in the Commonwealth Toolkit is a "Project in a box" about building resilience and inter-community dialogue. It encompasses detailed instructions, illustrations and inspiration. The ...

This blog is the second in a series of three exploring effective approaches to data management. The first blog focused on the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) and its implications for ...

Today I had a call with HE President Filipe Nyusi to discuss the situation in Mozambique. I expressed my concern about the ongoing tensions, particularly the loss of life, and the renewal of violence ...

Presidents, regional leaders, representatives of the international community – including the Commonwealth Secretary-General, the Rt Hon Patricia Scotland KC, and thousands of Ghanaians watched as John ...

The Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group (CMAG) assesses violations of Commonwealth values and recommends measures to restore democracy and constitutional rule. Its activities, composition and remit ...

The Commonwealth Cyber Declaration was signed at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London in 2018. The Commonwealth Cyber Declaration sets out the commitments made by Heads of Government ...

International cooperation is critical in investigating crimes that have a transnational element. Since its establishment, the Commonwealth has developed several schemes to encourage international ...

The Commonwealth promotes the rule of law by providing support to member countries through knowledge and expertise sharing programmes, leading on work in law and development, implementing the Cyber ...

The goal of the Office of Civil and Criminal Justice Reform is to transform the operation of justice systems and the delivery of justice across the Commonwealth, by creating useful, impactful, agile, ...

The modern Commonwealth of Nations was born in 1949 when the London Declaration was signed by eight countries. The declaration recognised the eight countries as independent and equal members of the ...