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A U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights: a call for support

A U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights: a call for support

Jan 1, 1968

Open call to governments to support the establishment of a U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights which was adopted by the U.N. Commission on Human Rights on March 22, 1967.

The ICJ, together with other NGOs interested in the field of human rights, hopes that one day the United Nations will adopt machinery for the protection of human rights that goes much further that this unassuming step. It would like to see a body empowered to receive individual complaints of violations of human rights and to issue binding orders to governments.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights-call for support-advocacy paper-1968-eng (full text in English, PDF)

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights-call for support-advocacy paper-1968-fra (full text in French, PDF)

 

ICJ Journal vol. VIII no. 2 (1967)

ICJ Journal vol. VIII no. 2 (1967)

Dec 1, 1967

This legal Journal is devoted to the administration of justice within different countries. It also strives to deepen understanding of and widen agreement on the principles of the rule of law in all countries.

This edition is the first part of a special issue commemorating the International Year for Human Rights. It  features:

  • Introduction
  • Twenty years after the Universal Declaration, by René Cassin
  • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, by Louis B. Sohn
  • Asylum- Article 14 of the Universal Declaration, by J.J. de Arechaga
  • Freedom of thought, conscience and religion, by Morris B. Abram
  • A free press, by Lord Shawcross
  • Freedom of assembly and association, by Dr. T.O. Elias
  • The prevention of genocide, by G. Levasseur
  • The Courts of higher jurisdiction in France, a staff study
  • The French Conseil d’Etat, by Maxime Letourneur
  • Digest of judicial decisions on aspects of the rule of law, by Lucian G. Weeramantry

ICJ Journal-VIII-2-1967-eng (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ Journal-VIII-2-1967-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)

 

ICJ Bulletin no. 32 (December 1967)

ICJ Bulletin no. 32 (December 1967)

Dec 1, 1967

In 1968, the General Assembly has given top priority to the ratification and implementation of international conventions in the human rights field.

This bulletin gives a short survey of the progress that has been made in the adoption, ratification and implementation of the international conventions concluded under the aegis of the UN and its Specialized Agencies.

In addition, this edition contains articles on the aspects of the Rule of Law in:

  • East Germany
  • kidnapping incidents
  • Latin America
  • Romania

plus ICJ news.

ICJ Bulletin-32-1967-eng (full text in English, PDF)

ICJ Bulletin-32-1967-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)

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