This case study presentation on Jordan describes the Law on Associations and Social Entities, NGO advocacy and the amended law of 2009. Mistakes, lessons learned and recommendations are included.

This presentation outlines steps taken in Iraq for reform of the Iraqi NGO law.

This presentation outlines steps taken in Jordan for reform of the Jordanian Law on Associations.

This presentation describes recent laws restricting civil society in the NIS, context analysis, recent advocacy efforts, power mapping, developing a message and advocacy tools.

The presentation describes principles for supervision for the Council of Europe (CoE), definitions of accountability and transparency, trends in public regulation and approaches to supervision.

The presentation describes essential issues in the NGO lifecycle, examples of voluntary registration using MENA examples, registration procedure, fundraising, permissible activities, foreign affiliation and dissolution.

This presentation outlines the need for associations in Algeria, how to manage change and proposed amendments.

This presentation outlines steps taken in Hungary to reform the law related to the obligation to ensure access for people with physical disabilities.

This exercise asks groups to consider issues of registration, fundraising, dissolution, political activity and status based on Arab NGO laws, including Qatar, Jordan and Yemen.

The presentation describes sources of international law, the Universal Declaration on Freedom of Association, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (2008), and international best practices for the formation of organizations.