May 25, 2006 | Incidencia
En diciembre de 2005, la CIJ sometió ante la Corte Constitucional un Amicus Curiae en el marco de la demanda de inconstitucionalidad contra la ley 975 de 2005, conocida bajo el nombre de “Ley de Justicia y Paz”.
El 18 de mayo de 2006, la Corte Constitucional confirmó en su fallo que varios artículos de esta ley son contrarios a las obligaciones de Colombia bajo el derecho internacional de los derechos humanos.
Colombia-Justice and Peace Law-legal submission-2006 (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Mar 22, 2006 | Advocacy, Analysis briefs
The ICJ and the FIDH acknowledge various procedural arguments according to which it would be legally impossible or difficult to adopt the draft International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance at the 62nd session of the Commission on Human Rights.
In this regard, the ICJ and the FIDH would like to make some observations.
observations convention enforced diappearance-analysis brief-2006 (full text in English, PDF)
observations convention enforced diappearance-analysis brief-2006 (full text in French, PDF)
observations convention enforced diappearance-analysis brief-2006 (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Nov 11, 2005 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
Los estados miembros de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) adoptaron sendas resoluciones otorgándole mandato a la CIDH para que elabore recomendaciones para la protección de los derechos humanos en la lucha contra el terrorismo.
Oct 10, 2005 | Advocacy, Open letters
ICJ Australia has renewed its opposition to the introduction of draconian counter-terrorism laws that erode fundamental liberties and human rights developed over centuries of jurisprudence.
Aug 14, 2005 | Advocacy, Non-legal submissions
During the 57th Session of the United Nations Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights the ICJ made an oral intervention on Human Rights and the Fight against Terrorism under Agenda Item Six.