Dec 26, 2022 | News, Publications
Lebanon: Ensure the independence of the judiciary
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has released a new advocacy paper on the current situation of the judiciary in Lebanon that documents the recent attacks on the independence of the judiciary; analyses the provisions of the Draft Law designed to improve the independence of the judiciary (hereinafter Draft Law) in light of international standards; and offers recommendations and guidance to the new legislature regarding the Draft Law.
Nov 9, 2022 | News
The ICJ calls on the Tunisian authorities to accept the recommendations made by various UN Member States during the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), and urgently address the acute rule of law crisis in the country.
Oct 5, 2022 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
The ICJ, together with Lawyers’ Rights Watch Canada (LRWC), delivered an oral statement to the 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council calling on Cambodia to ensure the independence of the courts and the legal profession.
Sep 19, 2022 | Advocacy, News
Today the ICJ wrote to the Minister of Justice of Eswatini requesting that the Eswatini authorities provide information on the steps they had taken to implement the decision of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (the African Commission) during the 33rd Extra-Ordinary Session, held from 12-19 July 2021 and published on 6 April 2022, finding that the State had been in breach of the African Charter in its conduct surrounding the removal from judicial office of Justice Thomas Masuku.
Sep 15, 2022 | News
The ICJ called today on President Bolsonaro and other public officials to fully respect judicial independence and the independent electoral procedures during the period surrounding the 2 October Presidential elections.
