May 17, 2011 | Events
The ICJ and the Southern African Chief Justices’ Forum (SACJF) will be hosting the 2nd Judges’ Summer Colloquium on ‘Independence of the Judiciary as a Challenge to Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law’.
The event, to take place in Livingstone (Zambia), from 19 – 21 May, 2011 will provide space for a critical review of the current state of judicial independence in the East and Southern Africa region, by the Chief Justices from the judiciaries within the region, Judges from Zambia, and stakeholders from continental and regional institutions including the ICJ, OSISA, IAWJ, SADC LA, UN agencies, NGOs and academic institutions. Over 60 participants from national, regional and international institutions are expected to attend
Zambia-human rights and rule of law-event-2011 (full text, PDF)
Apr 15, 2011 | Events
On 18 April, the ICJ will hold a workshop on migration and human rights in Europe where it will explore the situation of the asylum system at the EU level and in certain EU Member States.
This comes after the issuance of the judgment in the caseM.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece by the European Court of Human Rights. The workshop will gather national and international lawyers, NGOs, and EU officials in the Brussels office ofFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LPP.
Non-refoulement-Europe-event-2011 (full text, PDF)
Non-refoulement-Europe-summary of the workshop-event-2011 (full text, PDF)
Mar 11, 2011 | Agendas
On 11th March 2011, the Court of Appeals rendered a verdict acquitting all five police officers accused of abducting, killing and “disappearing” prominent Muslim lawyer, Somchai Neelapaijit. This decision has important consequences not only for the Somchai case itself, but for broader issues of justice, human rights and rule of law in Thailand. The Justice for Peace Foundation (JPF) and the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) will be holding a public event to examine key legal and political issues concerning this case, from 12:00 – 15:00 on 17th March at the FCCT. The event will be in Thai and English, with simultaneous translation. It will feature a film of Somchai’s last public speech the night before his enforced disappearance, followed by speakers:
- Angkhana and Pratabjit Neelapaijit, widow and daughter of Somchai
- Vitit Muntarborn, Professor, Chulalongkorn University, UN human rights expert
- Roger Normand, ICJ Asia Pacific Director
Their brief presentations will be followed by an extended question-and-answer session. Complimentary refreshments will be served.
Thailand-judgement Somchai Neelapajit case-agenda-2011-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Thailand-judgement Somchai Neelapajit case-agenda-2011-tha (full text in Thai, PDF)
Jan 27, 2011 | Events
The SADC Lawyers Association (SADC LA) and the ICJ will hold a workshop on Thursday, 27 January 2011 in Johannesburg to deliberate on the SADC Tribunal Review Process.
Africa-workshop-SADC-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
Africa-workshop-SADC-background-2011 (full text, PDF)
Africa-workshop-SADC-programme-2011 (full text, PDF)
Africa-workshop-SADC-recommendations-2011 (full text, PDF)
Jan 20, 2011 | Agendas
The International Commission of Jurists, with FORUM-ASIA and NNC-UPR, cordially invite you to a parallel event to the 10th Session of the Universal Periodic Review on “Background to the Human Rights Crisis in Nepal: Impunity for Human Rights Violations”.
Nepal-humanrightsviolations-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
Jan 17, 2011 | Events
The ICJ is organizing two-day trial observation training seminars on 14-15 March in Nizhniy Novgorod.
The seminar will aim to provide practical skills on how to conduct trial observations, assess and analyze information and data obtained, and draft a final trial observation report.
The seminar will address general legislative frameworks within which courts operate; the compliance with international rule of law and human rights standards; the components and guarantees of the right to fair trial; observing proceedings within the courtroom and the conduct of meetings with the relevant authorities and other advocacy work outside the courtroom.
Eligibility criteria:
- Applicants must have a demonstrated interest in the rule of law and human rights law;
- Applicants must have an interest in international standards of fair trial;
- Applicants must demonstrate an interest in observing trials or working on trial observation projects;
Closing date for applications: 15 February 2011.
Application forms can be downloaded below.
For further information please contact Temur Shakirov at temur.shakirov@icj.org
seminar-trialobservation-news-2011 (full text, PDF)
seminar-trialobservation-news-2011-rus (full text in Russian, PDF)
seminar-trialobservation-application-2011 (full text, PDF)
seminar-trialobservation-application-2011-rus (full text in Russian, PDF)
