Address by Michèle Rivet, ICJ Commissioner, to the Canadian Bar Association Judge’s Forum
The Honourable Justice Michèle Rivet, President of Quebec Human Rights Tribunal and ICJ Commissioner addressed a speech to the Canadian Bar Association Judge’s Forum on Monday 14 August 2006.
Conference organised jointly by the Swiss and German sections of the ICJ
On 16 and 17 June 2006, the Swiss and German Sections of the ICJ jointly organise a Conference entiltled: “European Convention on Human Rights and National Legal System: Tensions and Cooperation.”
The conference will be held at the European Insitute of Basel University.
Conference on “European Convention on Human Rights and National Legal System : Tensions and Cooperation”
On 16 and 17 June 2006, the Swiss and German Sections of the ICJ jointly organise a Conference entiltled: “European Convention on Human Rights and National Legal System: Tensions and Cooperation.”
The conference will be held at the European Insitute of Basel University. Please find below the programme and subscription form.
Conference program form-Events-2006 (full text in German and French, PDF)
ICJ commissioner Mary Robinson speaks at JUSTICE event on the rule of law
On 20 March 2006, Mary Robinson, ICJ Commissioner and member of the Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights delivered international rule of law lecture entitled “Five year on after 9/11- time to reassert the rule of law”.
The lecture was hosted by JUSTICE, the British Section of the ICJ.
ICJ commissioner Param Cumaraswamy speaks at Nepal Bar Association Triennial Conference
ICJ Commissioner, Param Cumaraswamy, today made a presentation at the 10th triennial Conference of the Nepal Bar Association in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Opening statement by the ICJ to the open-ended Working Group to consider options for an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
On 6 February, during the opening session for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, the ICJ made an oral statement
ICJ statement optional protocol-event-2006 (full text in English, PDF)
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