Jun 16, 2015
The ICJ presented a legal submission in the case Annagi Hajibeyli v. Azerbaijan and 28 other applications (Application no. 2204/11) to the European Court of Human Rights.
The submission concerns seizure of a lawyer’s documents of cases of his clients.
The submission focuses on international standards on the role of lawyers, including the obligation of non-interference with the work of lawyers and respect for lawyer-client confidentiality, as well as application of article 34 of the European Convention to the hindrance of the existence of the right to petition through interference with lawyers’ activities.
Azerbaijan-Hajibeyli v Azerbaijan final160615-Advocacy-legal submission-2015-ENG (full text in PDF)
Jun 10, 2015 | News
The ICJ today welcomed the decision of a Tunisian constitutional commission declaring a new law on the High Judicial Council (HJC) to be unconstitutional
Jun 10, 2015 | Communiqués de presse, Nouvelles
La CIJ s’est félicitée aujourd’hui de la décision d’une commission constitutionnelle tunisienne déclarant la nouvelle loi sur le Conseil supérieur de la Magistrature (CSM) inconstitutionnelle.
La CIJ a appelé en outre les autorités à saisir cette opportunité pour amender cette loi, la Loi Organique No. 16/2015 sur le CSM, afin de la mettre en pleine conformité avec les standards internationaux sur l’indépendance judiciaire.
Contact:
Theo Boutruche, Conseillé juridique à la CIJ pour le Moyen Orient et l’Afrique du Nord, tel: +96 170 888 961, e-mail: theo.boutruche(a)icj.org
Tunisia-Constitutionality of HJC law-News-Pressreleases 2015-FRE (Communiqué de presse complet en PDF)
Jun 9, 2015 | News
The ICJ today organized a diplomatic dialogue, in advance of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), with ambassadors and high-level diplomatic representatives, to share the state of human rights in Myanmar.
Jun 5, 2015
On 4 June 2015, the ICJ and other groups made a submission to UN Human Rights Committee in advance of the Committee’s examination of Venezuela’s compliance with its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The submission by the ICJ, the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute and the International Association of Judges, ahead of the Committee’s 114th session from 29 June to 24 July 2015, highlights serious concerns regarding violations of the right to life, freedom from torture, freedom of association and the independence of the judiciary and legal profession in the country.
Venezuela-ICJ-IBAHRI-IAJ Informe Alternativo-Advocacy-legal submission-2015-SPA (full text in PDF, Spanish)
