The Center for
Peace, Democracy and Development
The Center for Peace, Democracy and Development (CPDD) is dedicated to advancing democracy, rule of law, and economic and social development in post-communist, transitional, and developing areas abroad. Working with local partners, CPDD focuses on
- strengthening local government and civil society
- promoting viable, independent media
- helping judiciaries become more effective and more transparent
- assisting in conflict reduction
- promoting greater educational and economic opportunities.
CPDD builds highly effective, rule of law, judicial reform, media development, and educational exchange and training programs through on-going partnerships with
- Foreign Universities
- Courts and Judicial Associations
- Development Agencies
- NGOs
- Citizens Groups.
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TESTIMONIAL
"The Rule of Law exchange in China ... was one of the most successful and stimulating educational programs I have ever been a part of -- an unparalleled learning experience both for the American judges who presented the program and for the literally thousands of Chinese students, professors and judges who ... were eagerly looking to us for ideas to reform their judicial system.”
—Hon. Timothy H. Gailey, September 2003
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Massachusetts Judges and Law Professors Promote Rule of Law in Central China
CPDD partnered with MA Judges Conference to conduct an "exchange program on the Chinese and American approach to evidence and discovery in civil cases,” at Central South University Law School on May 15, interacting with a total of 60 law professors and students.