Experiences in the international protection of the independence of judges and lawyers

Experiences in the international protection of the independence of judges and lawyers

Report by Hans Thoolen, former executive secretary of the ICJ, of the Symposium on the independence of judges and lawyers, November 28, 1980, Helsinki.

Best practice on how to ensure an independent judiciary. Hans Thoolen explains the creation of the Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, and defines the conditions of such independence.

international protection independence lawyers judges-seminar report-1981-eng (full text in English, PDF)

CIJL Bulletin: volume 7

CIJL Bulletin: volume 7

This issue of the CIJL Bulletin contains case reports on India, Pakistan, Malta, Haiti, Paraguay, Guatemala and El Salvador.

  • Activities of lawyers’ associations:
    • Geneva Meeting on the Independence of Lawyers
    • The Inter-American Bar Association
    • Declaration of A ll-India Lawyers Conference
  • Article: The Difficult Relationship of the Judiciary with the Executive and Legislative Branches in France, by Louis Joinet
  • Appendix: CIJL Communication to Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Concerning Attacks on Judges and Lawyers in Guatemala

CIJL Bulletin-7-1981-eng (full text in English, PDF)

 

 

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