ILAC Report
Justice in the Time of COVID-19: Challenges to the Judiciary in Latin America and the Caribbean
December 4, 2020
The judiciary and accountable governance in times of a pandemic
November 19, 2020
Blog piece by Richard Sannerholm Governance systems are tested in times of crisis. Crisis means a disruption of the normal (coming from the Greek word krísis meaning “an act of separating” or “sudden change”), and with crisis follows unpredictability. In…
ILAC as a thematic partner on Accountable Governance in the World Justice Challenge 2021
November 6, 2020
Today, December 16th, is the deadline for applications for the World Justice Challenge of 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis. Facilitated by our member the World Justice Project the challenge is a global competition to identify,…
WJP: World Justice Challenge Webinar Event: Anti-Corruption and Open Government in the COVID-19 Pandemic
October 14, 2020
Anti-Corruption and Open Government in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Recommendations for Action World Justice Challenge Webinar Event Wednesday, October 2810:00AM EDT Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7816026202104/WN_8Gcok1C4SU-ff989mPwo0A The World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in a Time of Crisis seeks to identify, recognize, and promote…
WJP: Announcing the World Justice Challenge 2021
Today ILAC’s member the World Justice Project is launching the World Justice Challenge 2021. ILAC is pleased to participate in the initiative as a thematic partner on Accountable Governance. The World Justice Challenge 2021: Advancing the Rule of Law in…
Hina Jilani announced as 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award laureate
October 7, 2020
Pioneering lawyer, pro-democracy campaigner and avid civil rights activist Hina Jilani was announced today as the recipient of the 2020 Stockholm Human Rights Award – bestowed annually by the Swedish Bar Association,the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC). Ms Jilani has always been…
ILF: 2020 International Legal Aid Conference
October 6, 2020
On 18 September, at the closing session of the 4th International Conference on Legal Aid in Criminal Justice Systems, more than 800 participants from 89 countries met for the last time, online, to discuss outcomes and share the final document…
Remembering a Windhoek Seminar and UN Security Council resolution 1325: ILAC’s Board member Nina Lahoud takes stock 20 years after promises were made to the world’s women in conflict-affected countries
October 5, 2020
”The Beijing Platform for Action and UNSC Resolution 1325 are both examples of how international law can be used to move gender equality forward. Countries like my own, Sweden, where equality between the sexes has reached further than in other countries – have…
Judicial Independence Hanging by a Thread in Guatemala
September 23, 2020
ILAC Policy Brief #6