Blog piece by Ulrika Nilsson On the 15thSeptember Tunisians took to the polls in their second free and fair Presidential election since the revolution in 2011. Just as earlier polls had indicated, the vote came out in favour of two populist…
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World Justice Project Becomes Newest Member Organisation of ILAC
ILAC is pleased to welcome the World Justice Project as one of our rule of law member organisations. Represented by Joel Martinez, Engagement Director of the World Justice Project’s, the organisation was elected to join ILAC at our 2019 Annual General Meeting,…
The Center for Justice & Accountability Joins ILAC
ILAC is pleased to welcome the Center For Justice and Accountability (CJA) as one of our newest member organisations. CJA was elected to join ILAC in May 2019 at our Annual General Meeting in London, United Kingdom. Founded in 1998, CJA is…
It’s the Institutions, Stupid!
Blog piece Richard Sannerholm Sustainable Development Goal 16 has been identified both as an outcome and an enabler of sustainable development [i]. It is not only intuitively appealing but also empirically correct. Try as we might we can’t do without institutions,…
SDG 16: The rule of law at a crossroads
ILAC Policy Brief #1 Although Sustainable Development Goal 16 (SDG 16) recognises that the rule of law is fundamental to sustainable development, the rule of law is at a crossroads. The formulation of SDG 16 takes a narrow view of…
David Miliband and the International Rescue Committee to Receive 2019 Stockholm Human Rights Award
Stockholm, Sweden The 2019 recipient of the 11th Stockholm Human Rights Awardhas been announced today as David Miliband and the humanitarian aid body that he heads, the International Rescue Committee(IRC). The Award will be presented on 4 November 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden, in the presence of…
In Memoriam: Sandy D’Alemberte, Legal Titan and Supporter of the Rule of Law
On May 20 the legal world lost a legal titan and steadfast supporter of the Rule of Law when Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, former member of the ILAC Executive Committee member, passed away, at age 85. D’Alemberte was a respected American lawyer, educator, human rights champion,…
International Criminal Justice Expert, Dr Mark Ellis, Awarded ILAC Lifetime Membership
It was Dr Mark Ellis, together with other ILAC founder members, who held the vision that led to the creation of ILAC, being an organisation that could coordinate and manage the activities of legal assistance organisations to be more effective…