Jurists urge better protection for mentally ill in Japan
The ICJ has urged Japan to revise its 1988 Mental Health Law in order to better protect the human rights of psychiatric patients.
Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopts resolution following ICJ complaint on child labour in Portugal
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers adopted a resolution in response to the first-ever collective complaint lodged by the ICJ against Portugal under the European Social Charter.
ICJ preliminary report on mission to study mental health reforms in Japan
The ICJ published its preliminary report on a mission to Japan in April 1988 to examine both the reaction to the important reforms of the Mental Health Law and the measures being taken to implement the reforms.
Essay contest on “The Role of the Lawyer in the Economic and Social Development of his Country within the Framework of the Rule of Law”
The ICJ announced today at its Geneva headquarters a world-wide Contest on the theme The Role of the Lawyer in the Economic and Social Development of his Country within the Framework of the Rule of Law.
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