Param Cumaraswamy to receive Peter Gruber Award
The 2005 Justice Prize of the Peter Gruber Foundation has been awarded to a distinguished Malaysian lawyer: Param Cumaraswamy.
More power, less accountability
On 15 July 2005 the Prime Minister of Thailand enacted the Emergency Decree on Government Administration in States of Emergencies and on 19 July declared a state of emergency in three southern provinces.
ICJ calls for amendments to Thailand’s new Emergence Decree
The ICJ today called on the Thai Government to amend their new Emergency Decree to ensure it complies both with the Constitution and Thailand’s international human rights obligations.
Comments on the draft International Security Act
The ICJ today called on the Thai Government to amend their new Emergency Decree to ensure it complies both with the Constitution and Thailand’s international human rights obligations.
Press release-2005 (full text in Thai, PDF)
Thailand-summary recommendation-analysis brief-2005 (full text in Tha, PDF)
Thailand-comments draft ISA-legal submission-2007 (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ urges Fijian Parliament to ensure unity bill complies with international law
The ICJ today presented to the Parliament of Fiji a legal submission on the proposed Promotion of Reconciliation, Tolerance and Unity Bill 2005.
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