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A key role and added value of IDPC is the production of policy analysis for a broad range of audiences including academia, civil society and policy makers. The majority of these publications are collaborations with members and partners, and are translated into multiple languages to support and facilitate advocacy.

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25 March 2012
Drug policy reform – From evidence to practice: Session report

Drug policy reform – From evidence to practice: Session report

The last of the series of Correlation Conferences, entitled ‘Getting out of the margins – Changing realities and making the difference’, took place from 12th to 14th December 2011 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. This report is an account of the discussions that took place during the final session of the Conference, ‘Drug policy reform – From evidence to practice’.
15 March 2012
IDPC Drug Policy Guide

IDPC Drug Policy Guide

Welcome to the second edition of the IDPC Drug Policy Guide. The Guide brings together global evidence and examples of best practice to provide guidance on the review, design and implementation of national drug policies.
11 March 2012

Towards a revision of the UN drug control conventions: The logic and dilemmas of like-minded groups

Recent years have seen a growing unwillingness among increasing numbers of States parties to fully adhere to a strictly prohibitionist reading of the UN drug control conventions. Such behaviour has been driven by a belief that non-punitive and pragmatic health oriented domestic policy approaches that are in line with fundamental human rights standards better address the complexities surrounding illicit drug use than the zero-tolerance approach privileged by the present international treaties.
11 March 2012
The UN drug control conventions: The limits of latitude

The UN drug control conventions: The limits of latitude

This briefing paper outlines the international legal drug control obligations, the room for manoeuvre the regime leaves open to national policy makers and the clear limits of latitude that cannot be crossed without violating the treaties.
24 January 2012

TNI/IDPC Expert Seminar on Herbal Stimulants and Legal Highs

A grey area has emerged between what is legal and what is not as states struggle with how to respond to the many new synthetic compounds emerging onto the market. The Expert Seminar on Herbal Stimulants and Legal highs was an initiative of the Transnational Institute ('TNI') working together with the International Drug Policy Consortium ('IDPC') and funded by the European Commission and the Open Society Institute. The Seminar took place in Amsterdam on 30-31st October 2011.
16 January 2012
IDPC Advocacy Note - European drug policy at crossroads

IDPC Advocacy Note - European drug policy at crossroads

Recently, there have been worrying signs that the European institutions are taking a wrong turn in drug policy - the vision and leadership on this issue is notably absent, and some of the recent positions taken seem to indicate a return to the simplistic messages and priorities of the failed policies of the past.
27 October 2011
TNI/IDPC Expert seminar on proportionality of sentencing for drug offences

TNI/IDPC Expert seminar on proportionality of sentencing for drug offences

A total of 31 people attended and comprised a mixture of domestic and international policy officials, the judiciary, and practitioners as well as representatives from non-governmental organisations and academic institutions. Four themes were covered over the course of the day: the international perspective on the issue of proportionality, the UK Experience and Consultation on Sentencing for Drug Offences, the concept of proportionality with a focus on different levels of involvement in drug offences, and drug mules.