Attacks on Justice 2000 – Yugoslavia
Over 40 proceedings for dismissal of judges and presidents of courts were instituted because they were members of the Association of Judges of Serbia.
Attacks on Justice 2000 – Belarus
In Belarus the procedures regarding tenure, discipline and dismissal of judges do not comply with the principle of an independent judiciary. In fact, no respect at all for the Rule of Law is shown by the Belarussian Government.
Gibraltar: trial observation finding
The ICJ has noted the ruling of the Magistrates’ Court in Gibraltar dated 8 August with regard to proceedings involving Chief Justice, Derek Schofield. These proceedings were observed by the ICJ.
Milosevic at the Hague : a legal watershed
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) today described the handing over of the Former Yugoslav President, Slobodan Milosevic, to the Hague Tribunal as a legal watershed.
ICJ condemns the killing of Spanish Prosecutor Luis Portero
Today, the ICJ condemned the murder of the chief prosecutor of the Andalusia regional court, Mr. Luis Portero, on 9 October in Granada.
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