Jan 1, 1998
In tackling gross violations of human rights in the international system, most attention used to be paid to violations as facts and practices. But the persons behind them – perpetrators and victims – largely remained outside the spectrum of national and international concern.
This is changing in recent years. The establishment of ad hoc international criminal tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda and the current proposal to set up a permanent international criminal court are clear evidence of the determination of the international community to combat impunity and to insist on the criminal responsibility of perpetrators. The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) welcomes and actively supports this development.
right to reparation-compilation-report-1998-eng-fra-spa (full text in English, French and Spanish, PDF)
Jan 1, 1998
The Report chronicles the activities of the ICJ over the past two years. The primary objective of the ICJ is to promote understanding, institutionalization and observance of the Rule of Law, the Independence of the Judiciary and the legal protection of Human Rights world-wide.
Evidence abounds in the Report of gains in these fields in the two years under review.
“For the past two years, the Commission has engaged itself on two major international initiatives. These are the International Criminal Court and the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights.”
(citation from the Foreword by Kofi Kumado, Acting Chairman of the Executive Committee).
ICJ report on activities 1996-1997-annual report-1998-eng (full text in English, PDF)
Aug 22, 1997 | News
The ICJ welcomes that some progress has been made during the August 1997 session of the UN Preparatory Committee on the Establishment of an International Criminal Court.
Jun 13, 1997 | News
The ICJ warmly welcomed today the nomination by the UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, of Mary Robinson, former ICJ Member, to the post of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Jan 1, 1997
The document gives an overview of the structure, mission and activities of the ICJ and its Centre for the Independence of Judges and Lawyers. It also contains information on publications and finances.
ICJ CIJL-publication-1997-eng (full text in English, PDF)
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