Apr 17, 2012
The ICJ presented a case-law note as a contribution to the ongoing negotiations on the recast of the Dublin Regulation.
The submission outlines relevant international human rights case-law on the right to information and personal interview, guarantees for children and unaccompanied miinors, detention, the right to a remedy and the definition of family.
EU-briefing Dublin Regulation-analysis brief-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Mar 30, 2012
At the closing of the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, held on 27 February to 23 March 2012, the ICJ joined a statement delivered on behalf of nine NGOs.The statement comments on key elements that will continue to influence the work of the Council, namely concerning:
- reprisals against human rights defenders;
- addressing gross and chronic human rights violations;
- the Council’s first panel discussion on ending human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
- NGO participation in the work of the Council and its subsidiary bodies; and
- innovative approaches to the work of the Council.
joint statement-analysis brief-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Feb 29, 2012
The ICJ presented today its response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the European Union.
The ICJ addressed questions, which relate to its expertise on international law, and in particular international human rights law and international refugee law.
family reunification EU-analysis brief-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Feb 23, 2012
This ICJ publication provides a systematic overview of the international law and standards and Uzbekistan law relating to fair trial and due process in the criminal domain.
International Fair Trial Standards and Criminal Procedure in Uzbekistan, an ICJ publication on fair trial standards with a specific country focus, provides a systematic overview of the international law and standards and Uzbekistan law relating to fair trial and due process in the criminal domain. Its main sources are international law, standards and jurisprudence developed by human rights protection bodies at the universal and regional level as well as national criminal legislation of Uzbekistan. It is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive analysis of criminal procedure and trial with regard to Uzbekistan and in the region, and it is the first such comparative study of domestic proceedings and international standards pertaining to fair trial.
Uzbekistan-fair trial standards-publication-2012-rus
Feb 20, 2012
Victims of human rights abuse by companies – mainly the oil industry – in Nigeria have very limited access to legal remedies and reparation, a new report by the ICJ shows.
