We are delighted to announce that Quinn O’Keefe will be joining ILAC as the new Washington D.C.-based director.
Quinn O’Keefe to Lead ILAC Washington Office
July 4, 2014
ILAC announces expansion to Washington, D.C.
We caught up with Christian Åhlund, ILAC’s Executive Director, to hear more about ILAC’s opening an office in Washington and other developments as the Consortium fully enters its second decade of operations.
“We have entered a new era for human rights in Arabic legal systems”
June 30, 2014
“Even though most of the Arab countries are characterised by their delayed ratification of human rights agreements, their main goal is to enable citizens to enjoy all their rights and freedoms. After the so called Arab-Spring we have entered a new…
“Tunisias’ Judiciary is starting to build a culture of independence”
June 16, 2014
Transition takes time. But Tunisia can move fast. Sharing experiences with international experts is one way of quickly finding good international practice, says judge Cristi Danilet, one of the CEELI Institute experts on ILAC Training of Tunisian judges programme.
Swedish Ambassador to Jordan:
“RWI and ILAC has a unique development profile”
June 10, 2014
“I believe judicial institutes should play a key role in fostering a culture of integrity. True independence will happen only when you believe in, and are able to act upon it. This is a cornerstone for any society built on…
New arabic website for ILAC MENA Programme
May 22, 2014
The ILAC Mena Rule of Law Programme 2014-2016, co-funded by Swedish Sida, now has a website in arabic. With the launch of www.ilacnet.org/arabic the programme will be easier to follow and share by many of the local stakeholders in the…
“The ILAC system approach is much needed”
– Interview with Justice Kabineh Ja’neh
May 2, 2014
When implementing rule of law in transitional countries, a system approach bringing all actors together, is really needed. And this is what ILAC is able to do. An interview with Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, from Liberia, newly elected member of the…
“Transition takes time”
– Interview with Ivana Hrdličková
Independence, court efficiency and public trust. Despite differences between countries, there are some key elements in all transitional periods. And transition takes time. Referring to the experiences from the Czech Republic, Ms Ivana Hrdličková, judge and a Legal Expert of…
LIVE 25 April: “From Ben Ali to democracy and rule of law”
April 23, 2014
This first MENA Stakeholder Seminar was dealing with the different aspects of Tunisia´s transition from the Ben Ali era to a democratic country based on the rule of law. The seminar, was opened by the Tunisian Minister of Justice, and…