Looking ahead: a glimpse into our second Community of Practice retreat
Here’s what to expect and look forward to during our second Community of Practice retreat.
“Beyond lawyering”: Holistic approaches to Strategic Litigation – a workshop on fighting cases inside and outside the courts
The Community of Practice held its first ever litigation workshop titled “Beyond Lawyering”: Holistic approaches to Strategic Litigation. For two hours, participants of the Community engaged in discussions and troubleshooting sessions to mutually learn, share knowledge, and strategise around holistic approaches to strategic litigation.
Taking the rough with the smooth: busting the myth of the single “landmark” case
When litigating for change, all efforts can have impact and play a role in moving us towards the world we want to live in.
Rethinking what “success” in litigation campaigns means
The previous post in this series looked at the principles underpinning our approach to community-driven litigation, and the building blocks for the process we’re developing to ensure communities are leading in the litigation work that concerns them. We cannot yet say what the cases will look like –– that is the point, as the casework […]
Our vision for community-driven litigation
We believe that communities should be leading the litigation campaigns that concern them. But what does community-driven litigation entail?
What makes litigation strategic?
Systemic Justice works with a new model of community-driven litigation, but before we start talking about hacking the existing model, let’s first pause and briefly outline what “strategic litigation” is. What exactly makes a court case strategic? And why is that important? This is the first in a series of blog posts sharing our […]