Ministers of justice are on the frontline of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But unlike health ministers, they do not have the same opportunities to work together across borders. That needs to change.
Kalthoum Kennou, Judge at the Court of Cassation of Tunisia, Former Secretary-General of the Association of Tunisian Judges (AMT) and former independent presidential candidate
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