1965 marks the passage to constitutional governments in many newly independent countries. This bulletin gives an oversight of the main challenges an issues of those regions.
This edition contains articles on the aspects of the Rule of Law in:
plus ICJ News
ICJ Bulletin-23-1965-eng (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ Bulletin-23-1965-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
This Conference of 105 jurists from 16 countries of the South-East Asian and Pacific Region assembled in Bangkok from February 15th to 19th, 1965, under the auspices of the International Commission of Jurists.
The Declaration has conclusions on:
and resolutions on:
Human Rights Regional Conventions for South-East Asia and the Pacific
Declaration of Bangkok-congress report-1965-eng (full text of conclusions in English, PDF)
Declaration of Bangkok-congress report-1965-fra (full text of conclusions in French, PDF)
The report is available at:
dynamic aspects rule of law-conference report-1965-eng (full text in English, PDF)
dynamic aspects rule of law-conference report-1965-fra (full text in French, PDF)
dynamic aspects rule of law-conference report-1965-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Underlying the theme of the Conference is the belief of the ICJ that the Rule of Law, being a dynamic concept, should have, for the areas under study, the same essential validity it has for other parts of the world.
The document contains the provisional programme of the Conference, information for Conference participants, Standing Orders, Conference Officers, participants and observers.
dynamic aspects rule of law-programme-1965-eng (full text in English and French, PDF)
Working papers are available at:
dynamic aspects rule of law-working paper congress-1965-fra (full text in French, PDF)
The report is available at:
dynamic aspects rule of law-conference report-1965-eng (full text in English, PDF)
dynamic aspects rule of law-conference report-1965-fra (full text in French, PDF)
dynamic aspects rule of law-conference report-1965-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Though legal studies were started in Southeast Asia many years ago, it must be admitted that a great deal has yet to be done to place legal studies on a sound academic footing and to consolidate the efforts of law teachers on an all-Southeast-Asian basis.
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Decriminalizing Conduct Associated with Poverty and Status
HRC61: Oral statement of The ICJ in the interactive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Thailand: Draft Domestic Violence Act should be revised in line with international standards
HRC61: ICJ Statement on attacks against the rule of law and independent legal professionals — highlighting situations in Afghanistan and Guatemala