Jan 5, 1967 | Events
Le Congrès de Juristes Africains Francophones s’est tenu du 5 au 9 janvier 1967 à Dakar, Sénégal.
Ce document contient le programme provisoire, renseignements généraux, information sur l’organisation du Congrès, le Réglement intérieur et la liste des participants.
Africa-function of the law-congress report-programme-1967-fra (full text in French, PDF)
Working documents: Africa-function of the law-congress report-working papers-1967-fra (full text in French, PDF)
Conclusions: Africa-function of the law-congress report-conclusions-1967-fra (full text in French, PDF)
Oct 11, 1961 | Advocacy, Open letters
The ICJ has sent a cable to President Nkrumah of Ghana concerning reports of arrests, it was announced today.
Sir Leslie Munro, the Secretary-General of the Commission, stated that the Commission has learned with “profound concern” of recent reports of the arrest of leading lawyers and a large number of other persons and “in view of the disquiet these reports are having on the world legal community” requested information concerning the charges against those arrested.
Mar 1, 1961 | News
The ICJ has been informed by the Ethiopian Minister of Justice that an open trial of those charged with complicity in the abortive coup of December, 1960, was to begin on Monday, February 27, 1961, in Addis Ababa.
Dec 21, 1960 | Events
The Ford Foundation and the Federal Government of Nigeria have made grants to the ICJ for its African Conference on the Rule of Law to be held in Lagos, Nigeria, from January 3 to 7, 1961.
