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…
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,…
Beyond Legal Reforms: How to Ensure Gender Equality?
Oftentimes when I lecture on human rights, which includes women’s rights, I explain to my students that the achievement of human rights and gender equality is a process rather than a fixed result. The struggle to achieve the fulfilment of…
Judges as Peacebuilders: The Challenges of Ensuring Access to Justice in Conflict-affected Settings
by Rhodri Williams, Senior Legal Expert, International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) This Spring, for the third year running, the International Legal Assistance Consortium(ILAC) will be participating in the SIPRI Stockholm Forum on Peace and Development. ILAC is a consortium of…