La CIJ firma convenio con Ministerios Públicos de Centroamérica
En el marco de una visita a la región, la CIJ firmó un convenio de cooperación con el Consejo de Ministerios Públicos Centroamericano.
La CIJ lamenta vía libre a la pena de muerte
La reciente sanción por parte del Congreso de Guatemala de una ley que pretende regular el recurso de gracia presidencial en casos de pena de muerte, pone fin a la moratoria de facto que rigió durante los últimos años.
“The widening gyre: counter-terrorism, human rights and the Rule of Law” – a lecture by Justice Chaskalson
Text of a lecture given by Justice Arthur Chaskalson, President of the International Commission of Jurists and Chair of the Eminent Jurists Panel at the Faculty of Law in Cambridge on Friday 11 May 2007, as the Seventh Sir David Williams Lecture.
The lecture was entitled: “The Widening Gyre: Counter-Terrorism, Human Rights and the Rule of Law”.
widening gyre-events-2007 (full text, PDF)
European Union-United States Summit: set clear plan of action to close Guantánamo
At their summit on Monday in Washington DC, European leaders must press the United States government to take steps to end the unlawful detentions at Guantánamo Bay, five leading human rights groups said today.
Eminent jurists conclude mission on Canada’s counter-terrorism measures
Two members of the ICJ Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights, an independent group of eight experts appointed by the ICJ in 2005, ended their visit to Canada today.
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The Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights is holding hearings in Toronto and Ottawa to assess the impact on human rights of Canada’s counter-terrorism laws, policies and practices.
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