ICJ makes submission to Inter-American Court of Human Rights on the human rights impacts of the firearms industry
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) submitted written legal comments to the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in relation to the Advisory Opinion requested by Mexico on “the activities of private companies engaged in the firearms industry and their effects in human rights”.
In their submission, the ICJ and DPLF set out some main tenets of international law and jurisprudence as developed by Inter-American human rights Court and Commission and the UN human rights treaty bodies.
