United Nations World Conference on Human Rights: the interdependence of development and the constitutional order
The United Nations convened its first World Conference on Human Rights in Teheran in 1968, with 84 nations participating.
Justice not impunity: international meeting on impunity of perpetrators of gross human rights violations, 1992
Impunity for the authors of gross violations of human rights contains moral, political and juridical dimensions.
Taller de capacitation para miembros de grupos y communidades indigenas: derechos especificos de la poblacion indigena
Guatemala ha sufrido y sufre todavfa uno de los peores maies que conoce nuestra civilizacion y que en otros tiempos de la historia ha asumido aun formas mucho mas terribles, como es la discrimination.
Poder judicial y democracia
Del 20 al 23 de noviembre de 1989 se efectuó en Lima, Perú, el evento internacional “Poder Judicial y Democracia” organizado conjuntamente por la Comisión Andina de Juristas (CA) y la Comisión Internacional de Juristas.
Paralegals in rural Africa
In response to the encouraging developments relating to our LSRA programme in francophone Africa and as a follow-up to the conclusions and recommendations of the Limuru Seminar, the ICJ decided to hold two seminars on legal services in rural areas.
Recent News
South Africa: Constitutional Court’s affirmation that principles of judicial independence are fully applicable to military courts is a welcome step forward09 May 2025
EU: Lawyers and civil society call for mandatory humanitarian clause in anti-smuggling directive09 May 2025
EU: Access to a lawyer in juvenile justice proceedings remains a key concern in several EU Member States07 May 2025- Tunisia: Arbitrarily detained lawyer Ahmed Souab must be released and criminal charges dropped06 May 2025