Dec 15, 2004 | News
The ICJ is conducting a 5-day mission to evaluate Kenya’s judicial situation in light of international standards on the independence of the judiciary.
The Mission will be led by the Honourable Justice Dr. George W. Kanyeihamba of the Supreme Court of Uganda. The other mission members are prominent Nigerian lawyer Mr. Clement Nwankwo and ICJ Lawyer Cecilia Jimenez. The ICJ-Kenya will be represented by Mr. Philip Kichana. As the government addresses real issues of corruption in the judiciary and the country discusses constitutional reform, it is essential that the judiciary emerges as an independent and impartial branch of the State. The mission will meet with members of the judicial, executive and legislative branches of government, the legal profession, the Law Society, legal academics and civil society.
Nov 30, 2004
Since its independence, Moldova has been facing a difficult transition from authoritarian rule to democracy and the rule of law. The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers undertook a mission to Moldova in February 2004 to examine the functioning of the judiciary.
Moldova-rule of law-factfinding report-2004(full text, PDF)
Annexes to Report (PDF)
Nov 23, 2004 | News
La CIJ condenó el asesinato de un fiscal venezolano y llamó a las autoridades de dicho país a llevar a cabo una investigación de los hechos y a llevar ante la justicia a los responsables.
Oct 14, 2004 | News
The ICJ today released a list of 144 judges and lawyers who have been harassed, detained or killed in 31 countries since the beginning of 1988.
Oct 12, 2004
In its report on the appeal of Leyla Zana and three other Kurdish former parliamentarians, the ICJ concluded that there was no evidence that the defendants’ right to be presumed innocent was violated during the proceedings.
However, defects emerged regarding the principles of equality of arms between the prosecution and the defence and the independence and impartiality of the tribunal.
Turkey-Leyla Zana appeal-trial observer-report-2004 (full text, PDF)
Turkey-Re-trial of Leyla Zana and others-report-2004 (full text, PDF)
