History of the CEELI Institute
In 1990, the Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative (CEELI) was founded to aid in the legal reform efforts in newly independent republics and emerging democracies.
The CEELI Institute is an independent, not-for-profit, international provider of post-graduate, professional legal education headquartered in Prague. Its mission is to develop an international, professional community of reformers committed to the rule of law.
Through innovative training programs and other activities, the Institute works with judges and legal reformers in countries in transition to support just and democratic legal practices. The visiting instructors at Institute events are international experts who volunteer their time and talent as a public service, without pay.
Since its founding in 1999 as a Czech public benefit corporation, the Institute has welcomed to Prague over 1,500 participants from 35 countries, including 140 Iraqi judges and most of the Afghan Supreme Court.