The ICJ is alarmed that Magistrate Gabriele Verrina has received death threats after convicting and sentencing Giulio Andreotti, Italy’s seven-time prime minister, to 24 years in prison for the murder of an investigative journalist. (more…)
The ICJ wrote the following statement to the Norwegian Ministry of Justice. (more…)
The ICJ considers that in light of the general principles of international law, treaty law and international jurisprudence, the interim measures provided for in article 39 of the Rules of the Court are of a compulsory character for the State concerned. (more…)
The ICJ is deeply concerned by the assassination attempt perpetrated against Mr. Akin Birdal, President of the largest Turkish non-governmental human rights organization, the Human Rights Association (IHD), on 12 May 1998. (more…)
The position of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the legal order of the European Communities has been the subject of debate among legal scholars and politicians for at least 25 years. (more…)
