ILAC held our 14th Annual General Meeting at our new headquarters in Solna, Sweden on May 18 – 21, 2016. We congratulate our members and secretariat for a successful meeting that resulted in new ILAC governance and programmatic initiatives.
Transitional justice and today’s challenges – interview with Sabine Michalowski
“Transition from what to what?” Sabine Michalowski, Professor at the University of Essex and head of the Essex Transitional Justice Network (ETJN) is an international leading expert on Transitional Justice. But not an unreserved advocate. Instead she sees the difficulties…
Rhodri Williams: “Political transition offers an opportunity to consolidate rule of law institutions.”
“Transitions from authoritarian rule or conflict pose a huge challenge, but also present important opportunities from both a rule of law and a broader development viewpoint.” says Rhodri Williams, ILAC Senior Legal Expert.
Promising breakthrough on justice in Colombia peace talks with the FARC
On 24 September a historic breakthrough was announced in the negotiations to end the long-running civil conflict with the leftist FARC insurgency in Colombia.