NGO Guidelines for Good Policy and Practice (Commonwealth Foundation): Part I: NGOs: what they are and what they do: 7. The legal and institutional frameworks within which NGOs operate: (introduction...)

NGO Guidelines for Good Policy and Practice (Commonwealth Foundation)

Part I: NGOs: what they are and what they do

7. The legal and institutional frameworks within which NGOs operate

		*(introduction...)*
		7.1 Freedom to associate
		7.2 The political dimension
		7.3 The law
		7.4 Regulation
		7.5 Collective, external and self-regulation

(introduction...)

Summary

This Chapter begins by examining the political aspects of NGO work and then discusses a key feature of the external environment in which NGOs operate: the laws and associated regulatory processes within which they operate. Widespread limitations apparent in both are noted, and the scope for improvements are set out.