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…
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, events, conferences, meetings and expert discussions have largely moved online. The ‘new normal’ of online work will likely last for a significant period of time, with some suggesting a recovery might take multiple years.…
“The COVID-19 pandemic, has stirred some heated debate amongst states over the manner in which the crisis is being handled. Heads of states have blamed their counterparts for not taking adequate steps to restrict the virus and for not revealing…
The country programmes of ILAC’s member International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) are on the frontlines of providing access to justice during the COVID-19 pandemic. This time has been a source of significant programmatic incubation, and IBJ has been partnering with ministries,…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the deleterious effect it has had on prisoners and detainees, ILAC member International Bridges to Justice (IBJ), based in Geneva, quickly responded by creating a toolkit for defence attorneys around the world on…
Responding to an urgent need for leadership in the face of the dire challenges confronting all areas of criminal justice systems worldwide, ILAC member International Bridges to Justice (IBJ) has frequently convened its global community and subsequently formulated a three-pronged…
ILAC’s member, the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), has initiated a blog series in which RWI researchers and experts from the organisation’s network highlight and investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on fundamental human rights worldwide. …
The World Justice Project is launching a multidisciplinary initiative to expand knowledge of the relationship between public health and the rule of law, and to identify measures to tackle the twin crises of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rule of…
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…
