HiiL's Innovating Justice Challenge 2018

The HiiL Justice Accelerator is focused on finding and supporting innovations that create rights awareness, provide resolution of disputes and legal problems or improve efficiency and transparency in the existing legal system.” In 2018, on the basis of HiiL’s data, the main focus is on resolving pressing justice problems in the following 5 areas:

[1] Family Justice.

[2] Land- and Neighbour Disputes.

[3] Crime and Law Enforcement.

[4] Employment Justice.

[5] Micro, Small and Medium sized Enterprises.

This opportunity offers:

[1] Seed funding.

[2] Training and acceleration support.

[3] Access to an international expert network.

[4] Further investment opportunities.

The Hague Institute for Legal Innovation is looking for:

[1] (New) Ventures with a strong potential of delivering concrete justice solutions for many people, including micro, small and medium-sized businesses.

[2] Innovative justice initiatives that are already making a difference and have the potential and ambition to scale internationally or to many more users.

[3] Unique initiatives that are solving the most pressing justice problems for people, based on evidence and data, in particular family, land, crime or employment issues.

[4] Ventures that are financially sustainable and have measurable impact.

[5] Innovative initiatives within existing justice systems or public institutions, spearheaded by driven entrepreneurs that want to see things work differently.

Applicants Must:

[1] Be 18 years old or more.

[2] Be part of a venture which is committed to providing access to justice underpinned by evidence showing justice needs.

[3] Be the founder or a co-founder of the organization and should be able to make key, high-level, and direction shifting decisions (such as whether or not to take investments and who to partner with) on behalf of the entire organization.

[4]  Incorporate a bank account with their innovations in the name of the legal entity by the time they receive the institute's grant funding.