May 23, 2008
Major Witt was suspended from duty as an Air Force reservist nurse on account of her sexual relationship with a civilian woman.
She alleged that the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy of the US military, violated substantive due process , the Equal Protection Clause and procedural due process. A district court dismissed her suit under a US Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. In this judgment, the US Court of Appeal for the 9th Circuit substantially reversed this decision and remanded the case to be tried with stipulations on the standards that should be pursued in such a trial. This is the judgment of the case and the ICJ amicus brief
US-Brief of Amicus Curiae International Commission of Jurists on the case of Major Witt-Analysis briefs-2008 (full text, PDF)
US-Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit-Report-2008 (full text, PDF)
Apr 22, 2008
ICJ and human rights groups submitted it before the US Court of Appeal for the third circuit, to establish that the US government should not rely on Egypt’s assurances that Mr Khouzam would not be tortured upon his return.
Egypt-USA-Joint brief of Amicus Curiae of Petitioner-appellee-Analysis briefs-2008 (full text, PDF)
Mar 28, 2008
This note addresses the European Commission’s proposal for an amendment to the Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism of 2002, and in particular the provisions which would require EU Member States to criminalise public provocation to commit a terrorist offence.
The ICJ is concerned that without further safeguards in the text of the Framework Decision, it may lead to disproportionate interference with freedom of expression.
Amendment to the Framework Decision on Combating Terrorism-Analysis briefs-2008 (full text, PDF)
Nov 20, 2007
JUSTICE, the UK section of the ICJ, and Liberty made written submissions to the Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review of the UK.
Nov 20, 2007
The ICJ made written submissions to the Human Rights Council on the Universal Periodic Review of Poland, as part of the first round of Universal Periodic Review.
This submission focused on an issue which should be central to the Council’s review of human rights in Poland: the existence of at least one CIA-run secret detention centre in Poland, and of renditions of suspects to and from this centre, between 2003 and 2005. In addition, the ICJ drew the attention of the Council to recent difficulties in the judicial appointments process in Poland, which raise concerns regarding judicial independence.
Poland-ICJ Submission UPR-Analysis briefs-2007 (full text, PDF)
