Aug 12, 2013
The Third Geneva Forum for Judges and Lawyers, which took place on 13 December 2012, focused on the role of the domestic court in improving access to justice. The report is now online.
In three sessions, participants discussed how domestic courts grapple with the tension of applying universal standards in the domestic context; the role of the lawyer in strengthening the protection of international human rights law and standards through domestic litigation; and how judges compare national integration of various international human rights law and standards.
Independence of the judiciary-Geneva Forum 2012-Publications-report-2013 (full text in pdf)
Jun 20, 2013
This is the Report of the Legal Seminar organized in Geneva by the ICJ with the support from Geneva for Human Rights, FIAN International and Al-Haq on 31 May 2013.
The seminar was convened to provide a space for in depth discussion of specific cases that illustrate many of the legal and political obstacles that victims of corporate human rights abuse face in their pursuit of justice.
It is one among several activities the ICJ is undertaking with a view to assessing the need for a new international instrument in the field of business and human rights.
The seminar was held under Chatham House rules.
Universal-Report Corporate Complicity Legal Seminar-publications-seminar report-2013 (full text in pdf)
Jun 12, 2009
The meeting of Eminent African Jurists on HIV and the law in the 21st century was a groundbreaking event co-organised by the ICJ and other organizations and programmes.
It brought together eminent African judges, lawyers, academics and NGO representatives to discuss the role of the law and the role of the judiciary in responding to and mitigating vulnerability to HIV infection and the impact of the AIDS epidemic across sub-Saharan Africa.
The discussions particularly focused on the current body of scientific, epidemiological, social and medical knowledge around HIV and AIDS, as well as the review of a range of judgments and judicial activities relevant to HIV. From the discussions and presentations, participants developed a statement of principles that can serve as guidance in HIV-related legal and human rights issues.
Principles HIV judiciary-position paper-2009 (full text in English, PDF)
Africa-report meeting jurists-report-2009 (full text in English, PDF)
Sep 16, 2005
In September 2005 the ICJ advised the French Government on its hosting of a High Level Expert Seminar on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
Jul 31, 2003
This report documents the ICJ’s legislative reform project on India jointly held with the Indian Social Institute (ISI).
The Government of India proposed the Protection from Domestic Violence Bill, 2001 (the Bill). There was serious criticism of the bill by the NGO community because the the NGO community felt that the Bill was seriously flawed and would not provide effective remedies to the victims of domestic violence.
The Government of India then referred the Bill to a Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development (the Standing Committee).
The Standing Committee made some positive suggestions to amend the bill and submitted its 124th Report on the Protection from the Domestic Violence Bill, 2002.
The Bill including the Standing Committee recommendation was introduced in the Parliament on 22 December 2002. There was widespread concern that the Bill may be adopted by Parliament without sufficient debate.
Despite the Standing Committee recommendations remained, the women’s rights community continues to be concerned that it still falls short of providing remedies to the victims.
India-gender injustice-workshop report-2003 (full text, PDF)
