ECtHR: ICJ and partners intervene in two cases regarding pushbacks and collective expulsions of asylum seekers at EU-Belarus borders
On 30 September 2024, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners intervened before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in two cases related to the treatment of asylum seekers at the European Union’s borders with Belarus.
Switzerland: Failing to comply with European Court’s ruling on climate protection not an option
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is concerned by the recent response of the Swiss Federal Council (i.e., the Swiss government) to ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the landmark case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland.
Switzerland: ICJ expresses concern over Parliament’s rejection of the European Court ruling
The ICJ is concerned by the declaratory and non-binding decision of the National Council, the Swiss Parliament’s lower chamber, on 12 June 2024, inviting the Federal Council, the Swiss Government, effectively to ignore the landmark ruling of the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland.
ECtHR: ICJ and FORUM intervene in defense of children below the age of criminal responsibility in the Czech justice system
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and Forum for Human Rights (FORUM) submitted written comments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case Hlaváček v. the Czech Republic. The intervention concerns procedural guarantees of children below the...Recent News
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