Attacks on Justice: harassment and persecution of judges and lawyers, January 1988 – June 1989

Jul 1, 1989

This is the first annual report by the Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers (CIJL) cataloging the harassment and persecution of judges and lawyers worldwide.

CIJL Bulletin: ICJ Conference on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers in Caracas, volume 23

Apr 1, 1989

This report contains:

• Preface, by Niall MacDermot,
• Words of Welcome, by Ambassador Andres Aguilar,
• Opening Speech, by Dr. German Nava Carrillo, Foreign Minister of Venezuela,
• Statement of the Representative of the UN, Mr. Kurt Neudek.

• The Pressures on and Obstacles to the Independence of the Judiciary, by Justice P.N. Bhagwati,
• The International Protection of the Independence of the Judiciary, by Jules Deschenes
• The Independence of the Legal Profession, by Param Cumaraswamy
• Introductory Remarks on “Pressures and Obstacles to the Independence of the Judiciary”, by Prof Alfredo Etcheberry
• How the Judiciary Should React to Violent Changes of Government and de Facto Regimes, by E. Dumbutshena
• Implementation of the U.N. Basic Principles on the Judiciary and Adoption of the U.N. Draft Basic Principles on Lawyers, by P. Telford Georges
• The Independence of the Legal Profession – Problems, Pressures and Expectations, by F.S. Nariman
• The Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession: The Draft United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers – A Caribbean Perspective, by Dr. Lloyd Barnett
• Development and the Independence of the Legal Profession, by Chris de Cooker
• Rapporteurs’ Summaries
• Caracas Plan of Action
• United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary

Annexes

• United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
• Draft Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
• Procedures for the Effective Implementation of the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
• List of Participants

CIJL Bulletin-23-1989-eng (full text in English, PDF)

CIJL Bulletin-23-1989-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)

La independencia de jueces y abogados: recopilación de instrumentos básicos

Jan 1, 1989

Los ataques cada vez mas frecuentes contra jueces y abogados durante los anos 70, sobre todo en America Latina, causaron gran preocupacion entre abogados y organizaclones de derechos humanos.