Dec 1, 2000
Summary of strategies and activities of the ICJ secretariat in 2000.
The report includes:
- Executive summary
- Narrative report on Programmes :
- Participation in human rights mechanisms at the universal and regional level
- Promotion and protection of the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
- Fighting Impunity
- The legal protection and promotion of all legal rights, including social, economic and cultural rights
- Abolition of the Death Penalty
Each part contains an overview of the projects executed, with objectives, activities undertaken and a conclusion.
With Annex: Financial documents for 2000
ICJ-annual report-2000-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 1, 2000
Summary of strategies and activities of the ICJ secretariat in 1999.
The report describes the work done by the ICJ in the framework of its priority objectives for 1999-2003.
- Promotion of effective human rights mechanisms, norms and their implementation – projects in relation to the UN Commission on Human Rights and Sub-Commission, standard-setting, UN Treaty Bodies, African Commission, OAU Council, NGO meeting Nairobi, domestic application of norms, European Convention, European Conference against Racism, Kyrgyzstan
- Fighting impunity: projects in relation to ICC Preparatory Committee, Pinochet
- Promoting and protecting all human rights with an emphasis on economic, social and cultural rights: Optional Protocol, European Social Charter, Macedonia, African regional seminar, seminar in Sri Lanka, fact-finding missions to Mexico, Indonesia, Botswana
- Promotion and protection of the independence of judges and lawyers: CIJL cases, workshop on Northern Ireland, missions to Malaysia and Turkey, trial observation, Attacks on justice, Africa mission
- Ensuring the observance of the rule of law in the context of globalisation: CIJL publications on judiciary and globalisation
- Miscellaneous: Conference European sections.
ICJ-annual report-1999-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Apr 1, 2000
These are the results of an ICJ mission to Malaysia which aimed mainly at examining the independence of the judiciary.
The mission was asked to examine:
- The legal guarantees for the independence of the judiciary in Malaysia and whether these guarantees are respected in practice. The mission was to use the 1985 UN Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary as a yardstick.
- The ability of lawyers to render their services freely. The mission was to use the 1990 UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as a yardstick.
- Any impediment, either in law or in practice, that jeopardises the proper administration of justice.
The report contains an Introduction, Background information on the country and parts dealing with:
- Relationship between Bar and Executive
- Relationship between Bar and Judiciary
- Relationship between Judiciary and Executive
- Role of Legislative Power
With Conclusion and Summary of Recommendations, and eight Appendices (in particular extracts of relevant laws).
Malaysia-justice in jeopardy-fact-finding mission report-2000-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Jan 1, 2000
Roundtable organized by the ICJ with the support of the European Union and the Council of Europe, Geneva, 12 April 1999
Oct 3, 1999
We commend to our readers the materials of the ICJ European Conference “New Europe – Making Rights Real” which took place from 30 September to 3 October 1999 in Warsaw.
The Conference is a regular event organised by the Standing Committee of the European Sections of the ICJ.
Contained in this volume are official speeches made at the opening session, an inaugural presentation, materials from different working groups including introductory presentations, as well as all sorts of information necessary to provide a clear picture of the Conference’s proceedings.
Since the Conference had set itself a very pragmatic goal of key importance to its implementation was a publication of all documents which outline the standard of activities of the ICJ European Section for the future. First of all these are recommendations and an Action Plan.
Recommendations are in a sense a record of discussions held in different working groups. They were being compiled as the Conference was in progress. The recommendations not only allow a reader to get a glimpse of which problems were discussed, but also give an opportunity for every reader to see what in the opinion of the participants should be accomplished to guarantee that the rights are made real.
Action Plan lists practical measures which the ICJ European Section intends to undertake in the next two years.
Also published are: Agenda of the Conference; Participants of the Conference; Guests of the Conference; Standing Committee of the European Section of the ICJ; Organizing Committee; and Conference staff.
Published is also the text of resolution adopted by the Conference in reaction to serious violations of human rights in Belarus.
new europe making rights real-conference report-1999-eng (full text in English, PDF)
