“The rule of law is needed to sustain development momentum
and to ensure that the benefits of growth are equitably and widely shared.”
Our Work
Supporting an enabling environment to boost private sector growth, public-private partnerships, and foreign direct investment and trade
Creating a conducive environment for the expansion of the digital economy, fintech development, and the digitalization of trade
Strengthening legal and regulatory frameworks and building the capacity of stakeholders for a more sustainable and resilient planet
Access to Justice and Inclusive Growth
Breaking down barriers for fair access to justice and eliminating violence against women and girls
LPR In Action
The ADB Office of the General Counsel's Law and Policy Reform (LPR) Program team met with Papua New Guinea’s Deputy Chief Justice and senior court members on 6 January 2025, at the ADB Headquarters to strengthen judicial capacity for greater legal predictability and stability.
On 25-29 August 2025, ADB's Law and Policy Reform Program, in partnership with the Uzbekistan Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, convened government officials across multiple ministries mandated to drive policy change. They participated in an intensive workshop to familiarize themselves with the legal framework for FDI critical for the green economic transition, as well as its interaction with domestic policymaking to enable them to contribute more effectively to reform process and help mitigate dispute risk for the government.
On 1 December 2025, Fiji’s Parliament enacted the new Forestry Act 2025, a transformative reform that replaces the 1992 Forest Decree and shifts the focus of Fijian forestry legislation from timber extraction to sustainable forest management. The act introduces an innovative operating model that modernizes the management of forest resources and supports economic growth. At the same time, its more efficient enforcement mechanisms will safeguard forest ecosystems and the rights of communities living in them.
From 23 October to 7 November, ADB delivered a series of four workshops in Nadi, Fiji, focused on selected issues concerning gender-based violence (GBV) offenses.
On 28 October 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, the ADR Special Session of the 11th annual Seoul ADR Festival gathered policymakers, legal professionals, and academics to explore ways of harmonizing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mechanisms and practices across Asia and the Pacific.