Rebuilding Justice Systems
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 Tunisia. The protests saw people demanding a solution to the high unemployment rates, long-standing inequality, corruption, poor living conditions and a absence of political freedom. Read More…
A delegation of four Cuban legal professionals from the National Union of Jurists of Cuba (UNJC) participated in an exchange in Stockholm, Sweden last week on sustainable development and rule of law.
Organised by ILAC and the Swedish Bar Association, the topics discussed during the exchange included corporate responsibility and governance, trade and investment in Sweden, business and the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 agenda, rule of law and the Swedish legal environment, fight against bribery, corruption and money laundering, preventing discrimination and how legal academics work. Read More…
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Based on the findings of its recent assessment report on Guatemala, the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC) expresses its concern that recent efforts to prosecute Constitutional Court justices for the legal opinions they have expressed in the exercise of their duties place the justice system and rule of law in Guatemala on the verge of collapse. Read More…
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