Eminent jurists end visit to London
Members of the Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights concluded their visit to London today.
Nepal: ICJ welcomes reinstatement of the House of Representatives
The ICJ welcomed the reinstatement of the House of Representatives and called for indefinite ceasefires and a human rights code of conduct as one of several confidence-building measures towards peace.
Sri Lanka: ICJ calls for full respect of Ceasefire Agreement and an end to all violence
The ICJ condemns today’s attack on the head of the Sri Lankan Army, Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka and the deaths of his five guards and three civilians, reportedly by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber.
Eminent jurists begin inquiry into UK terrorism laws
The Eminent Jurists Panel began its national hearing on terrorism, counter-terrorism and human rights in London today.
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)
Eminent jurists end visit to Northern Ireland
Members of the Eminent Jurists Panel on Terrorism, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights, Justice Arthur Chaskalson (South Africa) and Justice Raúl Zaffaroni (Argentina), concluded their visit to Northern Ireland today.
The hearing, which was organised by the Committee for the Administration of Justice (CAJ), was the fourth in a series of hearings within the global inquiry of the Panel into the impact of terrorism and counter-terrorism on human rights and the rule of law.
Eminent Jurists visit-web-2006 (full text in English, PDF)
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