We caught up with Christian Åhlund, ILAC’s Executive Director, to hear more about ILAC’s opening an office in Washington and other developments as the Consortium fully enters its second decade of operations.
“Even though most of the Arab countries are characterised by their delayed ratification of human rights agreements, their main goal is to enable citizens to enjoy all their rights and freedoms. After the so called Arab-Spring we have entered a new…
Transition takes time. But Tunisia can move fast. Sharing experiences with international experts is one way of quickly finding good international practice, says judge Cristi Danilet, one of the CEELI Institute experts on ILAC Training of Tunisian judges programme.
“I believe judicial institutes should play a key role in fostering a culture of integrity. True independence will happen only when you believe in, and are able to act upon it. This is a cornerstone for any society built on…
The ILAC Mena Rule of Law Programme 2014-2016, co-funded by Swedish Sida, now has a website in arabic. With the launch of www.ilacnet.org/arabic the programme will be easier to follow and share by many of the local stakeholders in the…
When implementing rule of law in transitional countries, a system approach bringing all actors together, is really needed. And this is what ILAC is able to do. An interview with Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, from Liberia, newly elected member of the…
Independence, court efficiency and public trust. Despite differences between countries, there are some key elements in all transitional periods. And transition takes time. Referring to the experiences from the Czech Republic, Ms Ivana Hrdličková, judge and a Legal Expert of…
This first MENA Stakeholder Seminar was dealing with the different aspects of Tunisia´s transition from the Ben Ali era to a democratic country based on the rule of law. The seminar, was opened by the Tunisian Minister of Justice, and…
ILACs project Training of Tunisian Judges has now reached out to 780 of the country’s 1800 judges. According to a midterm review made by Stockholm Policy Group the project is both effective and flexible, with a high degree of analysis…
