Artikel II

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 in developing countries and countries in economic transition;
C. To assist developing countries and countries in economic transition 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 of the developing countries and countries in economic transition.
2. In order to accomplish the foregoing purposes, the Organization may engage in the following types of activities:
A. Training, education, technical assistance, consultancy, 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 that advance the purposes of the Organization.
3. The Organization shall not be influenced by political considerations in its activities, management and staffing.