Jan 1, 1973 | Feature articles, News
In April 1972, Niall MacDermot, Q.C, Secretary-General of the ICJ, paid a visit to Dacca with two objects in view.
The first was to obtain further information for the study which the staff of the International Commission of Jurists was preparing on the events in East Pakistan in 1971. The second was to seek to persuade the government of Bangladesh that, if, as stated, they were going to bring to trial senior Pakistani generals and officials on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity, they should do so under international penal law before an international tribunal containing a majority of judges from neutral countries.
In order to explain why this was urged upon the Bangladesh government,the nature of the violations of human rights which occurred on both sides will be outlined briefly, followed by comments upon their implications under international penal law, before dealing with the trial procedures which the Commission suggested should be followed.
Reprinted from The International Lawyer, volume 7 number 2, of April 1973.
Bangladesh-crimes against humanity-1973-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Jun 1, 1972
This Staff Study covers the events in East Pakistan from March to December 1971, together with a discussion of some of the legal issues involved.
Jan 14, 1968
“The theme of this Conference was chosen in consultation with the Indian Commission of Jurists and the Mysore State Commission of Jurists. Its choice was actuated by two important considerations.
Jan 17, 1966
The Colloquium was organised by the ICJ (Ceylon section).
This Volume embodies the following Working Papers for use by the Committees at the Colloquium
- Working Paper on the Rule of Law and the Common Man, by L. W. Athulathmudali (Committee 1)
- Working Paper on Nationalization of Property and the Rule of Law by C.F. Amerasinghe (Committee 2)
- Working Paper on The Ombudsman as a Reality in South-East Asia by D. S. Wijewardane (Committee 3 )
- Proposal by the Secretary-General of the International Commission of Jurists for A World Campaign for Human Rights – containing suggestions for the Celebration of 1968 as the International Year of Human Rights (Special Committee).
Sri Lanka-Ceylon Colloquium Rule of Law-conference report-working papers-1966-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Aug 1, 1965
En este boletín: informaciones sobre Chile y España.
ICJ Bulletin-23-1965-spa (Boletín en Español, PDF)
