The year 2020 will go down in history as the year when much changed. One thing seems to remain constant: the fact that the justice sector is slow to change. As a consequence, it seems to be missing a rather big boat.
Sam Muller
Sam Muller, founding director of HiiL
An emerging ministers of justice movement
Since April, we have been calling for justice leaders of the world to get out of their national cubby holes and come together to share fears, failures, successes, and strategies, just like public health minister are doing. The COVID-19 crisis is too big and too unprecedented to deal with on your own national level. On 20 October, 22 ministers of justice did just that at the Justice for All in a Global Emergency meeting convened by Minister of Justice for Canada, David Lametti. It was a significant moment. For 90 minutes, they shared their experiences in dealing with the COVID-19 crisis. This is what I took away from it….
Un mouvement émergent des Ministres de la Justice
Depuis le mois d’avril, nous appelons les leaders de la justice du monde entier à sortir de leur cagibi national et à se réunir afin de partager leurs craintes, leurs échecs, leurs succès ainsi que leurs stratégies, comme le font les ministres de la santé publique. La crise du COVID-19 est trop importante et trop inédite pour être uniquement traitée au niveau national. C’est justement ce qu’ont fait 22 Ministres de la Justice le 20 octobre dernier lors de la réunion “Justice pour tous dans une situation d’urgence mondiale” convoquée par le ministre de la justice du Canada, David Lametti. Ce fut un moment important, pendant lequel ils ont partagé leurs expériences de la crise du COVID-19. Voici ce que j’en ai retenu…
Switching Ministers and Crossing Canyons
There is a gaping divide between the impressive innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem of Tunisia and the formal justice sector. And now, like others, Tunisia is facing even larger justice demands from citizens as a result of COVID-19. But this divide must be bridged in order for Tunisian citizens to get what they need to solve their justice problems.
Justice Leadership in a Pandemic: Read the Call to Action in Four Languages
Last month, we released a call to action by members of the Justice Leadership Group – a call for justice leaders to step up, work collaboratively, and put people-centred justice at the heart of their response to the COVID-19 crisis. Now, we’re pleased to announce that the original English article is also available to read in Arabic, French, and Spanish.
Justice Leadership in a Pandemic
Ministers of justice are on the frontline of the COVID-19 response. But unlike health ministers, they do not have the same opportunities to work together. That needs to change.
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