LJD Week is the only event of its kind, bringing together the global community engaged in using law and legal tools to contribute to development. It is organized by the legal functions of the World Bank Group, in collaboration with partners of the Global Forum on Law, Justice and Development and other international finance, knowledge and innovation actors.
The event draws over 1,000 participants and convenes a broad community of development professionals, including those attending the General Counsel Roundtable bringing together either general counsel or heads of the legal departments of over 40 International Financial Institutions, and partners of the Global Forum.
Each year, the Law, Justice and Development Week focuses on a unique overarching theme. The theme for 2017 is “Gender, Law and Development” and will address the role of law and justice as instrument for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal # 5 “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”.