Attacks on Justice 2000: Myanmar

Aug 13, 2001

The judicial system is subject to the military regime and is used to support a policy of repression.

Attacks on Justice 2000: Malaysia

Aug 13, 2001

The Malaysian judiciary, although it generally acts independently, was widely seen to be complicit in political prosecutions by the government, particularly in the trial of former Deputy Prime Minister, Anwar Ibrahim.

Attacks on Justice 2000: Pakistan

Aug 13, 2001

On 27 January 2000, the new Musharaf government gave instructions to judges in Pakistan to take a fresh oath of allegiance to the unconstitutional army-led administration.

Attacks on Justice 2000 – Sri Lanka

Aug 13, 2001

Tamil litigants and lawyers face serious language problems, particularly in Colombo: interpreters are not available, few judges can function in Tamil, publication of legislation and emergency regulations in Tamil is not up to date and law reports and text books are not available in Tamil.

CIJL Yearbook: universal aspects of judicial independence, vol. VIII, 2000

Jan 1, 2001

This volume of the CIJL Yearbook focuses particularly on the judicial independence.

It contains:

• Editorial, byRobert D. Nicholson
• Judicial Independence – An Enduring, Widespread Social Value, by A.R.B. Amerasinghe
• Capturing and Maintaining Public Confidence in Courts, by Robert D. Nicholson
• Modes of Appointment and Training of Judges – A Common Law Perspective, by Michael D. Kirby
• From Diplock Courts to Jury Courts?, by Peter Charleton and Paul Anthony McDermott
• Prosecuting Authority in the New South Africa, by Dirk van Zyl Smit and Esther Steyn
• The Role of the Zimbabwe Judiciary since Independence, by A.R. Gubbay
• Starting Down the Long Trail of Judicial Independence: The Experience in Russia, the Newly Independent States, and Central and Eastern Europe, by James G. Apple
• Judicial Independence in the South Pacific, by Thomas Eichelbaum

Texts

• Beirut Declaration: Recommendations of the First Arab Conference on Justice,
• held in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 to 16 June 1999
• Latimer House Principles and Guidelines for the Commonwealth: Colloquium on “Parliamentary Supremacy, Judicial Independence towards a Commonwealth Model”, held at Latimer House, United Kingdom, 15 to 19 June 1998

CIJL Yearbook-universal aspects of judicial independence-VIII-2000-eng (full text in English, PDF)