Sep 15, 2014 | Events, News
The International Commission of Jurists and the Greek Council for Refugees will hold today a two-day conference on administrative detention of migrants and asylum seekers according to international and Greek law.
The conference will address the interplay of international law, EU law and national law in the domain of administrative detention of third country nationals. With presentations given by international experts and Greek experts and practitioners, the conference will address issues such as the nature of detention, its lawfulness, conditions of detention and treatment and judicial review of situations of deprivation of liberty.
Greece-conference-detention-ICJGCR-2014 (programme in English)
Greece-conference-detention-ICJGCR-2014-greek (programme in Greek)
Migration_and_International_Human_Rights_Law_Greek_materials (Collection of case law materials in Greek)
Aug 22, 2014 | News
The ICJ considers the recent decision of the Collegium of Lawyers of Astana, which found no legal ground to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Nurlan Beysekeyev in relation to his representation of a client in Court, to be in line with international standards on the role of lawyers.
Jul 24, 2014 | News
Today’s judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, finding Poland responsible for violating the human rights of two victims of CIA renditions and secret detentions, involving enforced disappearance and torture, is a victory for the rule of law in Europe, the ICJ said today.
Jul 22, 2014 | News
The ICJ today expressed concern at recent attempts by Russian investigative authorities to impede the work of lawyer Georgy Antonov.
Jul 21, 2014 | News
From Monday 21 July the Court of Appeal will hear the case of Abdul-Hakim Belhaj and Other v. Jack Straw & Others.
It involves a damages claim by a Libyan couple against former and current UK officials for their alleged complicity in the claimants’ torture and illegal transfer to Libya’s Gaddafi regime.
The ICJ, Amnesty International, JUSTICE and REDRESS intervened jointly in this case, which may set an important precedent for future claims brought by torture victims.
The full press release can be downloaded here:
UK-Belhaj Rendition case-news-press release-2014 (full text in pdf)
