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…
Available Now: 2018 ILAC Annual Report
Together with more than 80 rule of law member organisations and individual experts from across the world, we continued our work to improve equal access to justice for all during 2018. Read more about our work and results! Download full…
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…
Engaging Tunisian Judges to Guarantee Respect for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
When Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire nine years ago after he was refused an audience with the governor’s office in the rural town of Sidi Bouzid to reclaim his vegetable cart, initially confiscated by the police, he inspired riots across…
New ILAC Discussion Paper Explores Justice Sector Reform and Prevention in Transitional Settings
ILAC launched today the Discussion Paper on Judges as Peacebuilders: How Justice Sector Reform Can Support Prevention in Transitional Settings. The first-of-its-kind Paper identifies key lessons showing the critical need in supporting judges as peacebuilders. Although justice systems in transitional settings are frequently badly weakened and tainted by…
Experts conclude investigative mission to support administrative justice reform in Tunisia
ILAC experts and members of the regional administrative chamber of Sousse meet during the mission Lire en français A team of ILAC experts finalised a baseline study this month of the Tunisian Administrative Tribunal´s court administration and rollout of…
ILAC Honours Mister Hamdi for Contributing with our Work in Tunisia
ILAC offered Mr Mohamed Tahar Hamdi a present in sign of appreciation for his efforts to facilitate the Consortium´s Tunisia Programme. Mr Hamdi is now retiring from his position as Director General of the Judicial Training Institute (ISM). Established in…
ILAC champions freedom of expression in Tunisia
ILAC co-organized a conference on the perspectives on freedom of expression in Sweden and Tunisia after the Revolution at the Faculty of Juridical, Political and Social Sciences of Tunis last week. The event was part of the celebration of the…