ICJ submission on the 2011 recast of the EU asylum procedure directive
The ICJ published today its observations on the 1 June 2011 recast of the European Union “Directive on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection”.
International Economic Relations: ICJ petitions Arbitral Tribunal on an investment dispute
The ICJ filed a petition for leave to intervene before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) Arbitral Tribunal that deals with the case Foresti et al v Republic of South Africa.
The case presents important implications for the right to non-discrimination and the need to repair the damage done by decades of Apartheid policies in South Africa.
SouthAfrica-foresti-advocacy-legal submission 2009 (full text, PDF)
ICJ contribution to Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) Amicus Brief in Secretary for Justice vs William Roy Leung
The ICJ is submitting the following contribution to an Amicus Curiae brief of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) in the case of Secretary for Justice v William Roy Leung – CACV 317/2005.
Medidas de acción afirmativa
El presente documento fue redactado por la CIJ como contribución al estudio de la Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos sobre acciones afirmativas para promover la igualdad racial en la región.
Non-citizens and the administration of criminal justice: submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
Today, the ICJ and other rights groups submitted an intervention to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, recalling the international human rights of non-citizens.
Legal memorandum: Argentinas’s Full Stop and Due Obedience laws
The ICJ and Amnesty International have repeatedly expressed their concern about the incompatibility of Argentina’s Full Stop Law, Law No. 23,492 of 12 December 1986, and Due Obedience Law, Law No. 23,521 of 4 June 1987, with international law.
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