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30/06/2023

28/06/2023

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26/06/2023

ILAC's new report documenting the war's toll on Ukraine's justice sector is an important tool to frame discussions on how the international community should prioritize its support now and once there is reconstruction.

⚖️ On Friday, June 16th, the CEELI Institute organized a Rule of Law Symposium as part of our 2023 Annual Meeting in Prague. We are very grateful to all…

23/05/2023

ILAC released a new report surveying the impact of 12 months of war on Ukraine’s legal system and justice institutions.

Compiled with the assistance of dozens of Ukrainian and international stakeholders, “Surviving the Assault: The Ukrainian Legal System After a Year of War” catalogues information from hundreds of sources and offers insights into the challenges facing the Ukrainian justice sector both during wartime and after the guns go silent.

https://ilacnet.org/new-ilac-status-report-documents-the-wars-toll-on-justice-sector/

2023 ILAC Rule of Law Report

03/03/2023

Join ILAC's member A4ID - Advocates for International Development Pro Bono conference for the Rule of Law 2023.

A4ID's UK Pro Bono Conference for the Rule of Law focuses this year on Harnessing the Power of Partnerships. Exploring how in a world of chaos, collaboration may be the way forward.

💻Join via Zoom.

🗓️ 20 March 2023

✍️Register here: http://bit.ly/3HzjKp5

The A4ID Annual Conference 2023 will explore current trends at the intersection of the rule of law, pro bono, and international development.

11/01/2023

ILAC released a new report today examining the state of access to justice in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime.

“Justice Matters: A Status Report on Afghanistan Since the Taliban Takeover” provides detailed insight into how courts throughout Afghanistan have gradually resumed functioning over the past 16 months, and the role of Afghan lawyers in advancing individual rights. The report reveals that courts have been operating with irregular procedures and often without the use of any clear legal authorities, and the ability of Afghan women to access the justice system remains severely constrained and in some cases is altogether denied. Still, the report also demonstrates that civil society and Afghan lawyers have been able to achieve results including releases from detention and reduction in punishments.

The report provides a current analysis of how the justice sector vacuum is being filled by the Taliban while underscoring the importance of the international community not giving up on its 20-year investment in justice and legal professionals in Afghanistan. It is based on findings from interviews with 30 lawyers who remain in Afghanistan (across 20 of the country’s 34 provinces) and provides key recommendations for the international community.

ILAC Rule of Law Report examines the state of access to justice in Afghanistan under the Taliban regime. It is based on findings from interviews with 30 lawyers who remain in Afghanistan (across 20 of the country’s 34 provinces) and provides key recommendations for the international community.

08/11/2022

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HBC lawyers continue to act as opinion leaders around the world, even after retirement. Long time HBC attorney Bill Meyer presented “A System Under Siege: Putin’s War on Ukrainian Justice'' at the fall meeting of Legus International Network of Law Firms last week in Sacramento.

Based on his published report, “Under Assault: A Status Report on the Ukrainian Justice System in Wartime,” the presentation described the damage to the physical and human infrastructure of the country’s legal system, the personal and professional issues facing lawyers in the midst of a shooting war, and the immense challenges facing the Ukrainian legal system in a post-conflict environment.

Congrats Bill!

HBC lawyers continue to act as opinion leaders around the world, even after retirement. Long time HBC attorney Bill Meyer https://lnkd.in/gCZzHDFA presented “A…

27/07/2022

ILAC's newest publication, "Under Assault: A Status Report on the Ukrainian Justice System in Wartime" documents the toll that five months of war has had on the Ukrainian justice system.

The report surveys region-by-region how the war has practically impacted justice institutions from the judiciary, prosecution, lawyers and law students. The report also surveys, by jurisdiction, the physical damage to courthouses and other infrastructure, and the steps taken by Ukrainian officials to transfer courts and judges out of conflict or Russian-occupied zones.

ILAC intends this status report to be used as a tool – a benchmark – for supporting Ukraine’s justice sector needs now, during wartime, and planning for what will have to be rebuilt once there is peace. By comparing what existed before Russia’s war to what exists now do we begin to realize the magnitude of the war’s impact on Ukraine’s justice system.

ILAC will publish an update to the status report in six months.

Download the report athttps://ilacnet.org/under-assault-a-status-report-on-the-ukrainian-justice-system-in-wartime/

ILAC’s report surveys region-by-region how the war has practically impacted justice institutions from the judiciary, prosecution, lawyers and law students.

19/07/2022

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📺NOW ONLINE! Watch ILAC's session at the World Justice Forum. Together with the Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, judges from Colombia 🇨🇴, Guatemala 🇬🇹, and Mexico 🇲🇽, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justicer & International Association of Women Judges, we discussed how judicial associations can strengthen anticorruption efforts and increase judicial independence and diversity.

The Forum brought together experts and practitioners from over 116 countries to learn and advance equal rights, open government, anticorruption and access to justice. Kudos to our member World Justice Project for organising such a necessary forum.

Thanks to Corjusticia Colombiana, Asociación Guatemalteca de Jueces por la Integridad and the Mexican Chapter of the IAWJ for sharing your experiences with us.

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📺¡AHORA EN LÍNEA está la sesión de ILAC en el World Justice Forum! Junto con la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos, jueces de Colombia 🇨🇴, Guatemala 🇬🇹 y México 🇲🇽, Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice y International Association of Women Judges, discutimos cómo las asociaciones judiciales pueden aumentar los esfuerzos contra la y la independencia y diversidad judicial.

El Foro reunió a expertos y profesionales de más de 116 países para aprender y promover la igualdad de derechos, el gobierno abierto, la anticorrupción y el acceso a la justicia. Felicitaciones a nuestro miembro World Justice Project por organizar un foro tan necesario.

Gracias a la Corjusticia Colombiana, Asociación Guatemalteca de Jueces por la Integridad y el Capítulo México de la IAWJ por compartir sus experiencias con nosotros.

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Can judicial associations and networks protect judges and their independence? Our conclusion is yes. Judicial networks are safety nets and important hubs for...

20/06/2022

⚖ LOS JUECES COMO CONSTRUCTORES DE PAZ

Lanzamos una serie de documentos de discusión sobre América Latina como parte del proyecto Jueces como constructores de paz. Los documentos brindan recomendaciones redactadas por personas que imparten justicia en Colombia, Guatemala y México sobre cómo las y los jueces y las asociaciones judiciales pueden aumentar la seguridad, la independencia, la diversidad judicial y mientras luchan contra la corrupción en América Latina. ILAC presentó los documentos en el Foro Mundial de Justicia de este año en La Haya en colaboración con sus miembros, el Centro Cyrus R. Vance para la Justicia Internacional (Centro Vance) y la Asociación Internacional de Mujeres Jueces (IAWJ).

Como resultado de las sesiones de diálogo y las mesas redondas con los jueces y las juezas locales, estos documentos de debate destacan recomendaciones claves sobre el apoyo a asociaciones judiciales independientes para proteger la independencia judicial, promover la diversidad judicial y combatir la corrupción.
Los documentos están disponibles en inglés y español en nuestro sitio web: https://bit.ly/39ETg8K

Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
International Association of Women Judges
Asociación Guatemalteca de Jueces por la Integridad

La serie de documentos de discusión sobre América Latina se basa en el proyecto Jueces como Constructores de Paz y brinda recomendaciones redactadas por personas que imparten justicia en Colombia, Guatemala y México sobre cómo las y los jueces y las asociaciones judiciales pueden aumentar la seg...

20/06/2022

⚖ JUDGES AS PEACEBUILDERS

This series of discussion papers on Latin America is a result of the Judges as Peacebuilders project. It provides recommendations drafted by local partners from Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico on how judges and judicial associations can increase judicial security, independence, diversity, and counter corruption in Latin America. ILAC launched the papers at this year’s World Justice Forum in The Hague in collaboration with its members, the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice (Vance Center) and the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ).

As a result of project-related dialogue sessions, roundtables with local judges, and research into judicial security, independence, and diversity in each country, these discussion papers highlight key recommendations on supporting independent judicial associations to protect judicial independence, promote judicial diversity, and counter corruption.

Published and available to read in both English and Spanish on our website:

This series of discussion papers on Latin America is a result of the Judges as Peacebuilders project and provides recommendations drafted by local partners from Colombia, Guatemala, and Mexico on how judges and judicial associations can increase judicial security, independence, and diversity, and co...

04/03/2022

ILAC President Mark Ellis in The Times on the critical question of accountability, "Russia's attack on Ukraine violates the most sacred principle of international law":

Russia’s pernicious attack on Ukraine violates the most sacred principle in international law – the territorial integrity and political independence of all stat