Apr 17, 2012
The ICJ presented a case-law note as a contribution to the ongoing negotiations on the recast of the Dublin Regulation.
The submission outlines relevant international human rights case-law on the right to information and personal interview, guarantees for children and unaccompanied miinors, detention, the right to a remedy and the definition of family.
EU-briefing Dublin Regulation-analysis brief-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Mar 30, 2012
At the closing of the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, held on 27 February to 23 March 2012, the ICJ joined a statement delivered on behalf of nine NGOs.The statement comments on key elements that will continue to influence the work of the Council, namely concerning:
- reprisals against human rights defenders;
- addressing gross and chronic human rights violations;
- the Council’s first panel discussion on ending human rights violations based on sexual orientation and gender identity;
- NGO participation in the work of the Council and its subsidiary bodies; and
- innovative approaches to the work of the Council.
joint statement-analysis brief-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Mar 20, 2012
The ICJ and other human rights groups have commented the second draft of the Brighton Declaration on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights.
Amnesty International, the AIRE Centre, the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC), the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights (HFHR), Human Rights Watch, INTERIGHTS, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), JUSTICE and REDRESS commented on the continuing negotiations on the draft of the Brighton Declaration on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights. While welcoming many of the proposals in the Draft Declaration, designed to improve national implementation of the ECHR and to enhance the effectiveness of the Court, the NGOs express concern at two proposals on admissibility and codification of the principles of subsidiarity and margin of appreciation, that could seriously undermine the effectiveness of the European Court of Human Rights in protecting the Convention rights.
Europe-BrightonDeclaration-Submission-2012 (download the NGOs’ comments)
Feb 29, 2012
The ICJ presented today its response to the European Commission’s Green Paper on the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the European Union.
The ICJ addressed questions, which relate to its expertise on international law, and in particular international human rights law and international refugee law.
family reunification EU-analysis brief-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
Feb 1, 2012
The ICJ and other human rights groups have presented comments on the follow-up to the Interlaken and Izmir Declarations on future reforms of the European Court of Human Rights.
This document focuses in particular on the various reform proposals which are currently being discussed in the context of the preparation of the Steering Committee for Human Rights’ (CDDH) Final Report to the Committee of Ministers on measures requiring amendment of the European Convention on Human Rights.
The organizations raised concerns about new proposals raised at a late stage in the work of the CDDH by a number of states.
future European court-analysis brief-2012 (full text in English, PDF)
