This monitoring and evaluation guide is intended to improve the effectiveness of UNDP's rule of law programming with a view to implement UNDP’s Strategic Plan. It furthers the commitment of the organization in the Plan to ensure the highest standards of delivery of development results through rigorous monitoring and quality assurance and measurement.

The guide also responds to an increasing demand from a wide range of national stakeholders and UNDP Country Offices for guidance on how to measure the impact of RoL programmes. This is the first guide that focuses specifically on the measurement of UNDP's rule of law programmes and projects across the spectrum of development settings, including conflict-affected and fragile environments.