ACTIVITY Workshop on an in-depth study of ISLA thematic areas of focus the differences in contents between francophone and anglophone legislative contexts (early and forced marriage, FGM, levirate, widowhood, and such things that do not exist in the VAW diverse manifestations in Anglophone Africa
ACTIVITY Workshop of practice a procedures in Strategic Litigation: examples from francophone and anglophone legal and judicial environment;
ACTIVITY Workshop on communication and advocacy’s strategies along LSC and the role of civil society inside and outside court.
About the Event:ISLA is launching its proof of concept publication. The publication documents the FLN’s journey from ISLA’s inception until and looks forward to the future of the FLN. The proof of concept documents the testing of ISLA’s theory of change against some of these approaches to social change and sexual and women’s human… Read More »
ACTIVITY 2 days in-depth workshop, for the francophone network lawyers, on case sourcing and case development: how to identify the strategic angles in cases, case selection assessment, the SNIF test; case tracker, how to litigate when one has activism as complainant, institutions as complainant, or individuals as complainants,
About the Event:ISLA is launching its case sourcing report. The report documents ISLA’s theory of change with regards to case sourcing and considers insights from partners. The publication interrogates the barriers towards the identification and retention of cases for feminist strategic litigation and proposes strategies towards alleviating these challenges. This interrogation is in response… Read More »
About the Event:The Strategy Consultation is designed to allow ISLA’s new network partners in Francophone West Africa to learn from the ISLA team in order from them to begin to develop context specific case sourcing strategies.OutcomesAt the end of the two day meeting, network partners will be better able to identify the strategic angles in… Read More »
ACTIVITY Launch - Article 56 Manual - ISLA Manual Series
About the Event: ISLA is hosting an Expert Advisory meeting on Legal Responses To Suits Against Victims Of Sexual Violence By The Attackers. The Violence Against Women (VAW) thematic area focuses on using the courts to challenge discriminatory laws and practice that have adverse effects on women's human rights. ISLA seeks to develop jurisprudence on… Read More »
About the Event: ISLA is launching the first publication in its Manual series. ISLA Manuals are designed to provide a complete, in-depth set of instructions on how to utilise the meaning, scope and content of a provision (this also includes the state obligations which arise within the scope of each provision). The Protocol to the… Read More »
About the Event: ISLA is launching the first in its guide series. Guides provide over all information that ISLA partners need when approaching an issue within a specific thematic area. The content of the guides is enough to get the network lawyer started in the case development process and to direct and influence the conceptualisation… Read More »
About the Event: ISLA is launching the curricula for the FLN and SXLN. The Curricula guide the way in which ISLA delivers capacity strengthening to network partners OutcomesPopularising ISLA’s capacity strengthening ToC.Application procedureN/AApplication Date N/A For more information, please contact:amorlett@the isla.orgFind out more