The final conference of the Access to Justice in Libya (A2JiL) project
Recently, the Van Vollenhoven Institute and the Centre for Law and Society Studies at Benghazi University hosted the final conference of the Access to Justice in Libya (A2JiL) project in Leiden.
The event marked the culmination of five years of intensive socio legal research that explored how people across Libya experience and navigate the justice system.
The project included more than twenty-two case studies and a nationwide survey with nearly four thousand respondents, offering the most comprehensive evidence to date on patterns of justice seeking in the country.
Reflecting on this work, Project Leader Dr Ibrahim Suliman highlighted how the research brought together scholars, judges, practitioners and policymakers from across Libya, creating an unprecedented space for collaboration and dialogue. The project not only generated rich empirical insights but also contributed to the development of a proposal for a national strategy on access to justice that is grounded in lived realities and informed by academic and professional expertise.
Dr Suliman noted that the findings are already informing discussions among legal professionals and policymakers and that the project will continue to have a meaningful impact as its results are shared more widely.
All reports, including the upcoming final report, can be found on the project website: https://www.libyanlawandsociety.org