Common use of Purpose and Activities Clause in Contracts

Purpose and Activities. 1. The purposes of the Organization are: A. To encourage and facilitate the improvement and use of legal resources in the development process; B. To contribute to the establishment and progressive development and application of good governance and the rule of law, including access to justice, rights and legal services; C. To assist countries to improve their negotiating capabilities in the fields of development cooperation, foreign investment, international trade and other international business transactions; and D. To promote sustainable development through improvement and maintenance of the legal and judicial systems. 2. In order to accomplish the foregoing purposes, the Organization may engage in the following types of activities: A. Training, education, technical assistance, legal assistance, research, publication, collection and dissemination of relevant information and documentation; B. Cooperation with other institutions and organizations and bodies, in particular organizations in the United Nations system in pursuit of its purposes; C. Contributing to the establishment and growth of capacity in developing countries and countries in economic transition to carry out activities promoting the purposes of the Organization; D. Other activities which advance the purposes of the Organization. 3. The Organization shall not be influenced by political considerations inits activities, management and staffing.