May 1, 1973
The ICJ has undertaken a short study of the Rule of Law and administration of justice in Turkey since the events of March 1971. This has been done with particular reference to Turkey’ s obligations as a party to the European Convention on Human Rights.
The study is in three parts:
- Introduction, in which the events leading up to and following the introduction of martial law are briefly summarized.
- The Turkish Constitution, in which the principal provisions relating to human rights and the recent amendments to them are examined.
- Turkey and the European Convention, in which the proclamation of martial law, the measures taken under it, and the amendments and additions to the permanent law which have been made since its proclamation, are considered.
Turkey-rule of law and ECHR-thematic report-1973-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Jan 1, 1973
In Nov. 1971, the UK Government appointed a Committee of three Privy Counsellors to consider ‘whether, and if so in what respects, the procedures currently authorized for the interrogation of persons suspected of terrorism and for their custody while subject to interrogation require amendment’.
Dec 1, 1971
Impunidad, crimen de lesa humanidad y desaparición forzada.
ICJ Review-7-1971-spa (La Revista en Español, PDF)
Dec 1, 1971
Impunité, crimes contre l’humanité et disparitions forcées
ICJ Review-7-1971-fra (Texte complet en PDF)
Dec 1, 1971
The decision to devote this number of the review predominantly to events concerning Africa was prompted by two important conferences held this year. The conclusions of both conferences are reproduced in full in this issue.
The first conference, on ‘African legal process and the individual’, was convened in April in Addis Ababa by the UN Economic Commission for Africa. It is believed to be the first African conference to be convened by Africans dealing with human rights.
The second was the international conference in Colorado in September on ‘Justice and the individual: the rule of law under current pressures’, convened by the ICJ as guests of the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. One of the principal themes discussed was racial discrimination, with particular reference to South Africa.
In addition, this edition features articles on:
- Human rights in the world:
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-South Africa and the rule of law, by Michael Davis
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-Uganda’s Law Development Centre, by R. M. Cooper
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-Zambia: the new law association, by Leo Baron
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-Internment: Uganda and West Bengal, by Peter Evans
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-Law and socialism in Chile, by José Antonio Viera-Gallo
- Judicial application of the rule of law: the International Court of Justice Opinion on Namibia
- Basic texts: Resolutions adopted by the Conference of African Jurists, finale document of the Aspen Conference
- ICJ news
ICJ Review-7-1971-eng (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ Review-7-1971-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
