Joint statement on Israel and the Palestinian Occupied Territories
The ICJ issued the following statement on Israel and the Palestinian Occupied territories. (more…)
The ICJ issued the following statement on Israel and the Palestinian Occupied territories. (more…)
The ICJ sent the following letter to the American President. (more…)
The time is right for an International Criminal Court, and the momentum is strong, says the ICJ. (more…)
Article by Niall MacDermot, Secretary-General of the ICJ, who first outlines the contents and history of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He then describes the contribution of NGOs to the United Nations and regional mechanisms, in terms of standard-setting and interventions on violations. (more…)
It has long been observed by the American Association for the ICJ (AAICJ) that one of the main instruments employed by governments to repress and deny the fundamental rights and freedoms of peoples has been the illegal and unwarranted Declaration of Martial Law or a State of Emergency. (more…)
On March 6, 1980 the government of the Republic of Costa Rica formally submitted to the UN Commission on Human Rights the Draft Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture which is published in this pamphlet. (more…)