International Commission of Jurists
ICJ Review no. 42 (June 1989)

ICJ Review no. 42 (June 1989)

Jun 1, 1989

The purpose of the Review is to focus attention on the problems in regard to which lawyers can make their contribution to society in their respective areas of influence and to provide them with the necessary information and data.

This edition features articles on:

  • Human rights in the world:
    • -Cameroon
    • -China
    • -Israel
    • -Philippines
    • -Turkey
  • Commentaries
    • -UN Commission on Human Rights
    • -UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
    • -Call for action to halt destruction of rainforests
    • -Response to Review 41 article on ILO Convention 107
  • Articles:
    • -AIDS strategies and human rights obligations, by Justice M. D. Kirby, CMG
    • -Freedom of speech and blasphemy – the laws in India and UK, by Fali Nariman
    • -Human rights and inquisitorial procedures in Latin America, by Guillermo Bettocchi
    • -The changing face of mental health legislation in Japan, by Etsuro Totsuka
  • Basic text:
    • -Body of principles for the protection of all persons under any form of detention or imprisonment

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

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)

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