Eminent jurists seek to identify lessons from Northern Ireland
The Eminent Jurists Panel begins its Northern Ireland hearing in Belfast today.
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.
Suisse: la CIJ exige du Conseil Fédéral qu’il soutienne l’appel du Secrétaire Général de l’ONU à la fermeture de Guantánamo
La section suisse de la CIJ a demandé au Conseil fédéral de manifester publiquement son soutien au Secrétaire général des Nations Unies qui appelle à fermer le camp de détention de Guantanamo.
United Kingdom : ICJ welcomes ban on use of torture evidence
The ICJ welcomed today’s unanimous ruling of the House of Lords reaffirming the absolute ban on evidence procured by torture.
Hissène Habré doit être extradé vers la Belgique
La CIJ, dans une lettre adressée au Président du Sénégal, S.E.M. Abdoulaye Wade, a demandé que M. Hissène Habré soit extradé vers la Belgique.
Speech by Nicholas Howen, ICJ Secretary-General, delivered at the ‘Business and Human Rights’ conference organized by the Danish section of the ICJ
Yesterday Secretary-General Nicholas Howen gave a speech at the ‘Business and Human Rights’ Conference in Copenhagen on why there is a need to develop clear, common and binding global rules on corporate accountability and human rights.
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