The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law

The Goal of the Bingham Centre

The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law will be dedicated to the promotion of the rule of law in all its international aspects. In doing so, it will develop the work which has formed the foundation of Lord Bingham's judicial career. It will be the foremost institution of its kind specifically devoted to this important topic.

Click here to see the British Institute of International and Comparative Law's interview between Joshua Rozenberg and Lord Bingham on the rule of law.

The Role of the Bingham Centre

The Bingham Centre will focus on developing the rule of law, understanding the challenges which it faces, providing an intellectual framework within which it can operate optimally and creating the legal and policy tools to support it.

The Aims of the Bingham Centre are to:

  • Provide a centre of excellence for researching and promoting the rule of law
  • Provide lectures, publications and events to build a body of international expertise in the field
  • Raise public awareness
  • Provide opportunities for judges, administrators and others, from both developing and developed countries, to further their understanding of the rule of law
  • Hold open debate with opinion makers
  • Use the Institute's wide membership and contacts among well-connected lawyers and policy makers to promote the Centre's work
  • Collaborate with other leading researchers and NGOs working in the field
Click here to read a speech about terrorism and the rule of law given by The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin (Patron of the Bingham Appeal) on September 22, 2009 to the Ottawa Women's Canadian Club.

Ways to Support the Institute

  • Donate online by Credit or Debit Card
  • Donate online by Direct Debit

Patrons of the Bingham Centre

  • Rt Hon Mr Justice Michael de la Bastide
  • Hon Mr Justice Arthur Chaskalson
  • His Excellency Jean-Paul Costa
  • Rt Hon Sir David Edward, KCMG, QC
  • Rt Hon Chief Justice Dame Siân Elias
  • Hon Chief Justice Robert French
  • Her Excellency Dame Rosalyn Higgins, DBE, QC
  • Rt Hon Lord Judge
  • Hon Mr Justice Andrew Li Kwok-nang
  • Rt Hon Beverley McLachlin
  • Rt Hon Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
  • Judge Hisashi Owada
  • Mahmoud Salih
  • His Excellency Prof Vassilios Skouris
  • Peter Sutherland, KCMG (Hon), SC

The Centre's Governance and Staffing

  • Lord Bingham, Life President
  • Director of the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law
  • An additional Senior Research Fellow and at least two additional Research Fellows
  • Visiting Fellows, including some of the most eminent people in this field
  • Talented interns from around the world (supported by a bursary system)

The Bingham Appeal Board is chaired by Sir Christopher Bellamy and its Vice-Chairman is Paul Lomas. It is proposed that sufficient funds will be raised over the course of 2009 to make our vision for the Centre a reality.

For more information on the centre, its proposed activities and how you can become involved, please contact: Diane Denny at the Institute's Development Office on 07867805368 or d.denny@biicl.org .