About the Forum

World Justice Forum 2025:

Standing Up for the Rule of Law

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The World Justice Project, in partnership with the Ministry of Justice of Poland, will convene the 2025 World Justice Forum with an ambitious agenda to reverse the global rule of law recession and mount a counteroffensive to authoritarian expansion.

Hundreds of global rule of law champions will gather in Warsaw, Poland from 23 – 26 June to strengthen the rule of law ecosystem that prevents government overreach and ensures those who govern are bound by the law. This ecosystem includes judiciaries, human rights and anti-corruption agencies, supreme audit institutions, election bodies, independent media, and civil society watchdogs.

The Forum will provide an arena for these diverse actors and other important stakeholders – including the private sector and young activists – to share learning, identify common objectives, and develop innovative strategies for oversight and action. Together, they will explore urgent areas of focus – such as technology and environmental justice – that are critical to safeguarding accountable governance in today’s world.

Over the course of four momentous days, the World Justice Project and Forum participants will build upon insights from the WJP Rule of Law Index, feature evidence from impactful rule of law success stories, invite policy makers to affirm commitments to rule of law progress, and engage in action-oriented, multi-sector discussions to mobilize and deliver timely rule of law solutions.

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Nozomi Iwama

Deputy Director General, Governance and Peace Building Department, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Ms. Nozomi Iwama is the Deputy Director General in charge of governance cooperation of JICA, at the Governance and Peace Building Department. Prior to this assignment, she was the Senior Director and Head of Office for Global Issues and Development Partnership, Operations Strategy Department of JICA from February 2021 to February 2024. She was responsible for JICA’s partnership relations and strategic dialogues with development partners. She served as Senior Representative of JICA’s Vietnam Office from 2017 to 2021. Her other previous assignments include Director for Southeast Asia and Pacific Department, Deputy Director of Office of International Affairs of Financial Services Agency of Japan. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration in International Development (MPAID) from John F. Kennedy School of　Government of Harvard University.
 

Justice Madan B. Lokur

Former Judge of the Supreme Court of India

Justice Madan B. Lokur is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of India and the first Indian to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Fiji, where he served until January 2025. He currently serves as Chairperson of the United Nations Internal Justice Council and continues his work as an independent arbitrator and legal commentator. As a Supreme Court Judge, Justice Lokur was known for handling key social justice cases, with his Bench becoming widely known as the “Social Justice» Bench. Justice Lokur has been a strong advocate for judicial reform, access to justice, child rights, and environmental protection. He chaired key committees in the Indian judiciary, including the Mediation and Conciliation Project Committee and the E-Committee for court computerization.

Adam Krzywoń

Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Poland

Adam Krzywoń was appointed as Deputy Commissioner for Human Rights of the Republic of Poland on 1 January 2025. Currently, he serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Constitutional Law at the University of Warsaw. His academic focus includes Polish and comparative constitutional law and the protection of human rights. Additionally, he is a researcher at the German Research Institute for Public Administration (FÖV), where he leads an international research project examining the transformation of public service systems across Europe. Prof. Krzywoń’s professional experience includes, inter alia, working at the Constitutional Tribunal (2007–2008). From 2010 to 2018, he was a secretary and member of the Prime Minister’s Legislative Council