International Commission of Jurists

EU Parliament proposes changes to data retention Directive

Nov 8, 2005

The EU Parliament has proposed changes to a draft Directive of the European Commission, which would allow details of phone calls and internet use to be stored for six months to a year. The text still has to be agreed upon by the Council, probably by the end of the...

Germany: European Arrest Warrant and surveillance laws declared void

Aug 8, 2005

On 18 July, the Constitutional Court declared German legislation on the European Arrest Warrant void for not providing a judicial remedy against the execution of the warrant and for not sufficiently protecting German citizens against extradition to third countries. On...

New report on counter-terrorism and EU criminal law

Jun 8, 2005

On 8 April, the Dutch Section of the ICJ (Nederlands Juristen Comité voor de Mensenrechten – NJCM) celebrated its 30th anniversary with a high-level conference on “fighting terrorism with human rights”. It discussed key legal challenges to the Dutch legal order,...

EU Parliament releases annual report on human rights

Jun 8, 2005

In its annual report on the EU human rights policy, the European Parliament called for counter-terrorism measures to respect human rights. The report refers to the ICJ Berlin Declaration adopted in August 2004 and calls on the EU Commission to report on those states...

European Union introduces biometric data in passports

Feb 8, 2005

In December 2004, the Council of the European Union adopted a regulation requiring the inclusion of personal data such as facial images and fingerprints in travel documents. Similar proposals to include biometric data for visa and residence permits for non-EU citizens...
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