ICJ urges government to investigate death threats against prosecutor
The ICJ today wrote to the Government of Guatemala expressing deep concern about death threats made against public prosecutor Leopoldo Zeissig.
ICJ to visit Zimbabwe
The ICJ today welcomed the decision of the Government of Zimbabwe to grant permission to visit the country later this year in order to carry out a fact finding mission with regard to recent developments on the rule of law.
The ICJ expresses solidarity with the judiciary of Zimbabwe
The ICJ applauds the courageous stance of Chief Justice Gubbay of Zimbabwe in continuing to preside over proceedings in the Supreme Court, despite pressure by the Government of Zimbabwe that he vacate his office by 28 February.
ICJ concerned at further deterioration of the rule of law in Zimbabwe
The ICJ is concerned by the decision of Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe to retire early from his judicial post at the end of this month, more than one year ahead of his scheduled retirement.
CIJL Yearbook: strengthening judicial independence, eliminating judicial corruption, vol. IX, 2000
This volume of the CIJL Yearbook focuses particularly on eliminating coruption in the judiciary.
It contains:
- Editorial, by Robert D. Nicholson
- The Meeting of the CIJ L Expert Workshop on Judicial Corruption, by Greg Mayne
- The Legal Concept of Judicial Corruption, by Robert D. Nicholson
- Strengthening the Judiciary against Corruption, by Petter Langseth and Oliver Stolpe
- The Multilateral Development Banks and Judicial Corruption, by Linn Hammergren
- Professional and Public Control of Judicial Corruption, by Dalmo de Abreu Dallari
- Towards an Ethic to Control Judicial Corruption, by Richard J. Scott
- Annex: CIJL Policy Framework for Preventing and Eliminating Corruption and Ensuring the Impartiality of the Judicial System
CIJL Yearbook- strengthening judicial independence + corruption-IX-2000-eng (full text in English, PDF)
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