Spain and the Rule of Law
The International Commission of Jurists now publishes its report on “ Spain and the Rule of Law”. The interest of the Commission in Spanish developments dates back many years.
South African incident: the Ganyile case
The Ganyile case records another unhappy episode in the history of the arbitrary methods employed by the Government of South Africa.
Portuguese Africa and the rule of law
A study of the political, economic and social situation of the African populations in the Portuguese territories of continental Africa.
The study covers a vast array of topics such as:
- integration: the theory and its limits
- the political and administrative institutions
- public freedoms and civil rights
- the pattern of economy
- social conditions
- the organization of labour
- the forces of resistance
- the overseas provinces and the United Nations.
Lusophone Africa-rule of law political and socio econ situation-study-1962-eng (full text in English, PDF)
The Berlin Wall: a defiance of human rights
As a non-political organization, the ICJ is dedicated to the support and advancement of those principles of justice which constitute the basis of the Rule of Law. Respect for fundamental human rights is one such principle.
The Cassell Case: Contempt in Liberia
The International Commission of Jurists in Newsletter No. 12 of June 1961 has already commented on the case of Counsellor Christian A. Cassell of Monrovia who was disbarred by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia on grounds of gross constructive contempt.
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