Cierre de la Corte Primera viola independencia del poder judicial
El Centro para la Independencia de Jueces y Abogados de la CIJ solicitó a las autoridades venezolanas competentes la reinstauración de los Jueces de la Corte Primera, quienes fueron destituídos sin respeto al debido proceso.
Venezuela: nueva ley debe respetar la independencia del Tribunal Supremo
Varios artículos del proyecto de Ley Orgánica del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia permitirían a la Asamblea Nacional ejercer un inaceptable control sobre dicho Tribunal, dijó la CIJ.
Judiciary and legal profession compromised by politics, corruption and impunity
“A high degree of politicization infringes upon the proper functioning of the Honduran judiciary and legal profession”, stated a team of legal experts sent by the ICJ Centre on a fact-finding mission to Honduras.
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.
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