International Commission of Jurists
ICJ Review no. 53 (December 1994)

ICJ Review no. 53 (December 1994)

Dec 1, 1994

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:
    • -UN peace-building and human rights, by Reed Brody
    • -Two examples of battling impunity in Chile, by Alejandro Salinas Rivera
    • -The judgement of India’s Supreme Court on the constitutional validity of the TADA Acts, by Fali S. Nariman
    • -Features of the administration of justice under Palestinian rule, by Mona Rishmawi
    • -The role of the NGOs in the battle against discrimination, by Alejandro Artucio
  • Commentaries:
    • -Human rights and their treatment in the 1994 General Assembly and Permanent Council of the OAS
    • -The 46th Session of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
  • Basic texts:
    • -Inter-American Convention on the Forced Disappearance of Persons
    • -Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment and Eradication of Violence against Women

ICJ Review-53-1994-eng (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ Review-53-1994-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)

CIJL Yearbook: the judiciary in transition, vol. III, 1994

CIJL Yearbook: the judiciary in transition, vol. III, 1994

Aug 1, 1994

In times of transition, the judiciary needs to be given special attention. This period is essential to restore the balance between the three state authorities, to empower the judiciary to become a separate and equal power. As such, it can fullfil its role as the main protector of human rights.

This third issue of the CIJL Yearbook contains:

  1. Editorial, by Mona Rishmawi
  2. Seminar on Judicial Functions and Independence in Cambodia: report of the seminar
  3. Seminar: towards an Independent Palestinian Judiciary, with the following documents:
  • The Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law, by Adama Dieng
  • The Palestinian Courts and Human Rights, by Raji Sourani
  • Legislative Protection o f Human Rights Norms, by Michael Ellman
  • How to Build a Judiciary that Protects Human Rights, by Paul Gomez
  • The Role of Lawyers and their Bar Associations, by F.S. Nariman
  • Lawyers in the West Bank, by Ali Guzlan
  • Lawyers in Gaza, by Fraih Abu Middien
  1. Basic Text: Resolution 1994/41 of the UN Commission establishing a Special Rapporteur on the Independence of the Judiciary

CIJL Yearbook-judiciary in transition-III-1994 -eng (full text in English, PDF)

CIJL Yearbook-judiciary in transition-III-1994 -fra (full text in French, PDF)

CIJL Yearbook-judiciary in transition-III-1994 -spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)

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