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How does innovation lead to more access to justice?

The Hague is the international capital of peace and justice and synonymous with justice and accountability processes.  But justice is not only a matter of availability, but also accessibility.

#SDG16 specifies how access to justice is essential for sustainable and inclusive growth and a precondition for progress on other SDGs on access to health, education, equality for women, and so on.

For us to succeed in sustainable development, we need to be willing to challenge our justice systems and be open to new ways of thinking.

The good news is that we live in an age of opportunity from which justice sectors worldwide are benefitting: big data, innovation and technology, new skills in mediation, new forms of finance, and international opportunities to exchange experiences.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

We are honored that Lady Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo from Ghana and Lady Justice Irene Mambilina from Zambia will share their knowledge at this Hague Talks and describe their experiences from the African continent.

This event is co-organized by RVO, Humanity Hub and AFIL.

Come and join the dialogue, share your experiences, and learn from each other. Let connectivity and knowledge exchange lead to new insights and innovation. In case you can’t make it to Humanity Hub, you can follow along via this live link.

Discussion

Is it possible to achieve positive peace and international justice without raising ethical standards?

Every year there are around a hundred armed conflicts in the world, ranging from large scale conflicts to smaller conflicts. Peace has been defined in a negative way as the ‘absence of armed conflict’, regardless of the level of other armed violence like organized crime…

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  • Ir. Johannes van der Harst says, "Message *The materialistic focus can be diminished by education, including good relations via all sorts of aquaintices and stimulating polit... Read more"
  • Tony Oposa Jr says, "Excellent message. Look forward to making contact with you one day. Keep up the good work!"

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