ILAC Discussion Paper
Protecting homes and properties in times of conflicts
December 22, 2020
Project Unites Syrian and Bosnian Judges for Workshop on Missing Persons and Property Rights
November 13, 2017
Legal professionals from Syrian and Bosnia and Herzegovina are assembled for a workshop on land issues and missing persons which started last week in Sarajevo. Co-organised by ILAC, this exchange brings together justice sector peers from two countries involved in similar…
Chatham House Hosts Seminar Highlighting ILAC’s Key Findings from 2017 Justice Sector Assessment in Syria
October 30, 2017
ILAC and Chatham House held a seminar based on ILAC’s 2017 Syria Rule of Law Assessment at Chatham House in London last Wednesday. The panel discussed non-state courts in Syria and their role in areas outside the Syrian government’s control.…
New Syria Report: Launch Event in Berlin
July 26, 2017
ILAC continued the public launch of our 2017 Syria Rule of Law Assessment report this month with an event in Berlin hosted by the German Bar Association. ILAC’s Rule of Law Assessment Report, Syria 2017 provides a baseline for…
Syrian Legal Professionals Train on UN Mechanisms
June 19, 2017
ILAC co-organised a five-day intensive course on UN human rights and security mechanisms for Syrian legal professionals in Geneva this Spring. As part of ILAC’s larger Syria Programme, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute led trainings in Geneva that…
Building Bridges for Syrian Legal Professionals
Nearly 3 million people have fled to Turkey because of seven years of war in Syria. Among the refugees are hundreds of legal professionals with valuable knowledge of the Syrian justice system who will be key in strengthening the rule…
ILAC Launches Syria Rule of Law Assessment Report at Sweden’s Permanent Mission to the UN
April 28, 2017
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…
NEW ILAC REPORT: The Syrian Justice System – Six Years On
April 19, 2017
Stockholm, Sweden — The International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) today released a new report that explains how justice is administered throughout Syria after six years of conflict. ILAC’s Rule of Law Assessment Report, Syria 2017 provides a baseline for future…
Public Seminar: Building Justice in a Legal Vacuum
May 14, 2016
Thursday 19 May 14.00 – 15.30 ILAC/Sipri Signalistgatan 9, Solna Five years of intense armed conflict have seen the complete withdrawal or destruction of justice institutions throughout Syria. This has created a legal vacuum and left the population without access…