Claire L’Heureux-Dubé the 2003 Recipient of the Touchstones Award
At a reception hosted by the Canadian Legal Conference at the Annual Meeting of the CBA in Montreal last August, the Honourable Claire L’Heureux-Dubé was awarded the 2003 Touchstones Award.
Georgette Gagnon receives the 2003 Tarnopolsky Human Rights Award of the Canadian section of the ICJ
“Ms Gagnon is a distinguished defender of human rights and has demonstrated time and again her profound commitment to advancing human rights,” says Professor Ed Ratushny, President of the Canadian Section of the ICJ.
ICJ condemns “blacklisting” of judges: intervention
In a letter addressed to G. W. Bush today, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers expressed its alarm at a recent directive by Attorney General John Ashcroft to federal prosecutors to report judges who depart from U.S. sentencing guidelines to the Justice Dpt.
Bolivia-Código Penal-Ley 10426 (2003)
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ICJ demands fair hearing for Supreme Court Judge facing impeachment
The ICJ today urged the Government of Argentina to ensure Judge Eduardo Moliné O’Connor receives a fair hearing in the impeachment proceedings currently underway against him in Congress.
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