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AMICUS

Our mission is to champion justice reform around the world with cutting-edge science and technology.

AMICUS is a project incubated at the World Bank. We are a team of economists, lawyers, designers, data scientists, and software developers who believe in the power of data and justice reform for global development.

In over 60 projects in 17 countries, AMICUS works closely with legal practitioners and judicial authorities to design targeted solutions and evaluate their impact.

Projects intersect with each stage of legal reform: identification, development, evaluation, and outreach.

Fair, efficient justice systems are critical to development

ReducING Poverty

Ensure Access to Services for the Poor

Constrain Elite Capture of Public Resources

Ensure Accountability of Governments

Fight Corruption and Prevent Violence

PROMOTING SHARED PROSPERITY

Enforce Contracts

Protect Property Rights

Promote Fair Competition

Help SME Development

The justice systems of the world need thought leadership to navigate emerging technologies and societal reckonings without losing sight of global development.

“Maybe justice is just too difficult for humans to administer alone. Thankfully, new advances in artificial intelligence could help to balance the scales.

Caleb Whatney
Brookings Institute

“We have this long history of racism in this country, and […] the criminal justice system has been perhaps the most prominent instrument for administering racism.

Ta-Nehisi Coates
Author of Between the World and Me

Justice institutions are vital to the achievement of the World Bank’s twin goals to end extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity.”

Brief on Justice & Development
World Bank

Efficient, fair, and accessible justice systems are a prerequisite for economic growth, individual freedom, and shared prosperity. AMICUS works to improve legal systems around the world by applying cutting-edge quantitative tools and data science, combined with rigorous evaluation and econometric tools, to address legal inefficiencies.