For the second year running, ILAC partnered with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) to contribute to the annual Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. The Stockholm Forum is
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Public Seminar in Japan Addresses “A Pivotal Challenge: Building Resilient and Responsive Justice Institutions in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries”
The 2017 ILAC’s Annual General Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, culminated with a public seminar on how rebuilding justice systems can assist developing countries in overcoming fragility and the effects of conflict. The speakers brought a wide range of experience on…
ILAC Congratulates Members on a Successful 2017 Annual General Meeting
ILAC celebrated our Consortium´s 15th anniversary this month in Tokyo at our 2017 Annual General Meeting hosted by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.
ILAC in 2016: Annual Report
As we look forward to 2017, which will mark the 15th Anniversary of ILAC, 2016 provided us with an opportunity to review ILAC’s historical journey and consider how we should position ourselves within the development world as it exists…
ILAC Launches Syria Rule of Law Assessment Report at Sweden’s Permanent Mission to the UN
ILAC launched its Syria Rule of Law Assessment Report in New York at an event hosted by Sweden’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations. The Swedish Deputy Permanent Representative, Ambassador Irina Schoulgin Nyoni, moderated the April 19 event. ILAC’s new report…
Of Arson & Legal Aid: The Integration of Rule of Law in Peace and Development Policy and Practice
by Rhodri Williams, Senior Legal Expert, ILAC One of the common challenges facing rule of law and development practitioners is the need to bridge theory and practice; to demonstrate how concrete context can and should shape the application and the…
ILAC applauds Tunisian Ombudsman efforts towards democracy
ILAC congratulates the Ombudsman of Tunisia, Mr Abdessattar Ben Moussa, for his outstanding contributions towards democracy. Mr Ben Moussa and ILAC representatives met this month in Tunis, where they reaffirmed their common goal in strengthening rule of law and public…
ILAC former Executive Director awarded The King´s Medal
ILAC congratulates Christian Åhlund, ILAC’s founding Executive Director, for having been honoured with the H.M. The King´s Medal by the King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden a prize that recognizes his outstanding efforts in human rights and international humanitarian law.…
ILAC champions freedom of expression in Tunisia
ILAC co-organized a conference on the perspectives on freedom of expression in Sweden and Tunisia after the Revolution at the Faculty of Juridical, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis last week. The event was part of the celebration of the…