Office of Civil and Criminal Justice Reform

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, and user-centred legal knowledge products, networks, and platforms, so that we ensure equal access to justice for all.

On this page, we provide model legislation, manuals, templates, and other legal resources in key civil and criminal justice reform areas. We also showcase work by other sections within the Commonwealth Secretariat’s Governance and Peace Directorate.

Key Publications:

• Commonwealth Anti-Corruption Benchmarks (PDF)
• Changing the Law: A Practical Guide to Law Reform
• Commonwealth Legislative Drafting Manual
• Cybersecurity for Elections
• Commonwealth International Arbitration Study (PDF)
• Environmental, Social and Economic Development Provisions in Investment Contracts (PDF)