The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) applauds the European Court οf Human Rights judgement of 6 July 2023 in the case of Tuleya v Poland which effectively affirms the need for Poland to change course in its approach on the independence of the judiciary in the country. The ICJ calls on the responsible Polish authorities […]
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately quash the convictions of torture victims who were convicted of “terrorism-related” charges and sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from five years to life as punishment for exposing their ordeal and their torturers. (more…)
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), European Council for Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), the AIRE Centre and the Global Campus of human rights have submitted a joint third party intervention before the European Court of Human Rights in the case of a A.D. v Malta, concerning the detention of a child seeking asylum in Malta. […]
The ICJ has intervened as a third party before the European Court of Human Rights in a case concerning the involuntary transfers of judges and the consequences of such transfers for the independence of the judiciary. The case of Kurtoğlu Karacık v Türkiye concerns the transfer of several judges to new locations by decision of […]
The ICJ and the Norwegian Section of the ICJ intervened in the case GreenPeace Nordic and Others v. Norway before the European Court of Human Rights. (more…)
Today, the ICJ and The Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition UK, welcomed the judgment of the UK Supreme Court in the case Okpabi et al. v Royal Dutch Shell plc et al as a major step forward for those seeking access to justice for corporate abuses in the Niger Delta and around the world. (more…)
