On Wednesday, July 15, 2020, ILAC’s member the International Legal Foundation (ILF) will be featured in a virtual side event during the United Nations High-Level Political Forum to discuss how the organisation is advancing SDG16+ in Palestine. For months, the ILF’s team…
In Memoriam: Samir Annabi
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Samir Annabi on July 9, 2020, after a long illness. Born in 1944, Mr Annabi was a very well-respected Tunisian lawyer and an individual member of ILAC. With law…
IBAHRI: COVID-19 Human Right Monitor
Amidst the unprecedented global crisis of Covid-19 pandemic, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has launched what will be a weekly summary of updates regarding human rights violations taking place across the globe, occurring as a consequence of, and under the…
ILAC welcomes Legal Action Worldwide and Mr Fernando Peláez-Pier as New Members
ILAC is pleased to welcome Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) and Mr Fernando Peláez-Pier as new members of the consortium. Both were unanimously elected to join ILAC by our 2020 Annual General Meeting held virtually on 28 May. ILAC’s added value is its members. We…
A Pandemic is not the Time for Reforming Judicial Nominations in Guatemala
ILAC Policy brief #5
Justice Delivery in a Pandemic – Thinking Anew, Thinking Ahead
Words from the ILAC Executive Director, Agneta Johansson. After a spring with a plethora of webinars, I believe we are all experiencing a bit of a COVID-19 fatigue. Even so, our members and partners are tackling concrete justice issues related…
ILAC’s 2020 Virtual Annual General Meeting is Successfully Completed
On 28 May, ILAC held its 2020 Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, for the first time the ILAC AGM brought together members from around the globe in an innovative and reduced virtual format. The…
Available Now: ILAC 2019 Annual Report
The ILAC 2019 Annual Report is now available here. In 2019, before COVID-19 swept the world and brought about yet incalculable consequences to the justice sector, we saw that the justice gap already continued to widen, with 1.5 billion people having…
Webinar – A Window of Opportunity: Support to the Rule of Law in Guatemala
Join us on 26 May at 15:00 CEST for a webinar on how to support the independence of the judiciary and strengthening the rule of law in Guatemala. Details Date: Tuesday, 26 May 2020 Time: 15:00 CEST Location: Zoom For more…