Jun 1, 1993
The Nepal Section of the ICJ and the ICJ organized a national seminar on legal education on December 25,26 and 27,1992.
Participants from a cross section of areas connected to the legal education took part in the seminar.
Lawyers, law teachers, education planners, curricula specialists from different parts of the kingdom joined in the deliberations and expressed their views about what the shape of legal education should be.
The report contains an introductory note, speeches, a summary of the recommendations and working papers:
- A Critical Assessment on Testing and Evaluation System of Legal Education in Nepal, by – Madhav Prasad Acharya
- The Existing Curricular Structure of the Legal Education in Nepal: An Analysis, by Rajit Bhakta Pradhananga and Kishor Silwal
- An Exploration into the Prospective Model of Legal Education System in Nepal, by Dr. Shyam Kant Silwal and Beda Prasad Siwakoti
- Clinical Legal Education : An Assessment and Perspectives, by Satish Krishna Kharel
plus the List of participants.
Nepal-legal education-seminar report-1993-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Jan 1, 1993
This is a report on the trial of Mr Xanana Gusmao, in the District Court at Dili, the capital of East Timor. Fredun De Vitre, an Advócate of the High Court, Bombay, India observed the trial on behalf of the ICJ.
Oct 5, 1992 | News
Victims of human rights abuses have broken new legal ground by winning a civil suit against the former Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos, the ICJ said today.
Oct 1, 1992
Myanmar (Burma), an isolated country for the last 29 years, became the focus of international attention in 1988.
Demonstrations by students, monks and other citizens, calling for the end of one-party rule, the handing over of power to an interim government and the holding of elections, led to thousands of deaths.
In September 1988, General Saw Maung announced that the military had taken over power and a nineteen-member State Law and Order Restoration Council (SLORC) was formed which assumed all legislative, executive and judicial power. Curfew was imposed, gatherings of more than 5 people were prohibited, demonstrators were shot and streets cleared of all protesters and opposition.
Thousands of persons fled to the borders while others sought refuge in neighbouring countries. Although the citizens of Myanmar were denied the minimum freedom necessary for a free and fair election, the main opposition party, the National League for Democracy (NLD), scored an overwhelming victory in the elections of May 1990, winning 80% of the seats.
However, power has not yet been transferred to the democratically elected representatives of the people. People are forced to leave the country to avoid persecution. Thousands of Myanmar citizens, fleeing persecution, and now totalling about 360,000 are to be found in Bangladesh, China, India, Malaysia and Thailand.
The ICJ sent a mission to Myanmar in January-February 1991 to study the human rights situation. The mission was undertaken by Mr. Makhdoom Ali Khan, a lawyer from Pakistan. A detailed report of the mission “The Burmese Way: To Where?” was published in December 1991. Mr. Khan met refugees from Myanmar in Thailand and also travelled to Myanmar.
Most of the information contained in this report was obtained by Mr. Khan on his visit to Thailand. An update has been provided by the ICJ staff.
Myanmar-refugees-thematic report-1992-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Sep 22, 1992 | News
Forty-eight hours before the recent general elections in Thailand, the interim government took unilateral legislative steps which undermine the independence of the judiciary, the ICJ said today.
