Feb 5, 2004
El Centro para la Independencia de Jueces y Abogados de la CIJ presenta el informe de su misión a Honduras, que tuvo lugar en septiembre de 2003.
El informe presenta un detallado estudio del sistema de justicia hondureño y de los problemas que éste sufre, como así también un análisis del conflicto de competencias entre el Congreso y la Corte Suprema y del conflicto en el Colegio de Abogados.
Se formulan asimismo conclusiones y recomendaciones dirigidas al Gobierno, el Poder Judicial y los abogados.
Honduras-administrationofjustice-factfindingreport-2003-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Honduras-administrationofjustice-pressrelease(a)-2003-spa (Annex 1 in Spanish)
Honduras-administrationofjustice-pressrelease(b)-2003-spa (Annex 2 in Spanish)
Jan 19, 2004
The ICJ’s Centre of the Independence of Judges and Lawyers monitored the re-trial of former Kurdish MP’s Leyla Zana and her co-defendants. The hearing took place at Ankara State Security Court on 21 November 2003.
Jan 1, 2004
The question of “military justice” transcends the judicial sphere and goes to the very heart of observance of the rule of law.
Dec 3, 2003
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers concluded in its report today that the appellate hearings on Lebanese human rights lawyer, Muhamad Mugraby, were not in accordance with international standards.
The ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers monitored the proceedings which took place on 15 October 2003 at the 12th Appellate Panel of the Civil Court of Beirut.
Lebanon-appellate hearings Mugraby-trial observer report-2003-eng (full text, PDF)
Sep 30, 2003
In its report released today, the ICJ’s Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers expressed its concern that Turkish lawyers continue to face criminal prosecution for exercising their right to freedom of expression.
This is the final report of the trial of Filiz Kalayci, a Turkish lawyer, who was charged with “insulting the Ministry of Justice” and “professional misconduct” on account of an article that she wrote in a national newspaper regarding F-Type prisons in Turkey.
Turkey-final report Kalayci trial-trial observer report-2003 (full text, PDF)
