Rebuilding Justice Systems
Why ILAC?

Legal reform - social growth and development

Legal reform is central to promoting social growth and development.

In order for civil and commercial life to become sustainable following an armed conflict, it is necessary for the rule of law to prevail.

Assessing the Needs

Assessing the Needs

We never make an assessment mission uninvited.
ILAC provides an expert team from its member base to assess what is needed to begin rebuilding a workable justice system.

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Reviewing the needs

Reviewing the Needs

ILAC has a monitoring and supervisory role, where we have ongoing programmes and projects.
We also revisit countries where we have been before which haven't fully recovered from an earlier conflict.

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Meeting the Needs

Meeting the Needs

Once our assessment report and its list of proposed projects are adopted and distributed, ILAC’s member organisations sign up for the implementation of one or more of the projects, alone or in cooperation with other member organisations.

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Panel Debate: Legal Reform and the Arab Spring

Is There a Role for the International Community?

Live webcast Friday 11 May 14.00 Central Europe Time

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UN receives letter of support for Syrian lawyers

On March 14, the world’s major international organizations representing the legal profession jointly sent a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, in support of the lawyers of Syria, reportedly being harassed, imprisoned and abused for participating in peaceful dissent or representing Syrian citizens involved in protests. Signed by fourteen international legal professional organizations, [...]

ILAC Report on Libya

From November 16-23, 2011, ILAC conducted pre-assessment mission to Libya, a combined fact-finding and training mission to Libya in the immediate aftermath of the hostilities.

ILAC Mission to South Sudan

A small ILAC assessment team visited South Sudan in December 2011.

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