La CIJ destaca la importancia de que el Estado chileno este estudiando la promulgación de un nuevo Código de Justicia Militar, que suprima la jurisdicción de los tribunales castrenses sobre los civiles.
La Comisión Internacional de Juristas (CIJ) recuerda que en la sesión del Grupo de Trabajo sobre Examen Periódico Universal de Uruguay en mayo de 2009, se formularon varias recomendaciones al Estado.
It was submitted to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, in relation to that Committee’s consideration of the Case of Alyne da Sliva Pimentel v. Federative Republic of Brazil.
Brazil-CEDAW-ICJ-legal submission-2009 (full text, PDF)
The ICJ and other human rights groups underscored the rejection by the international human rights bodies of the use of military prosecutors and courts in cases involving abuses against civilians in Mexico.
The organizations said that the jurisdiction of military courts should be limited to offenses that are strictly military in nature. It was pointed to the practices by the Mexican military prosecutors and courts that routinely investigate members of the military accused of committing human rights violations, which violate Mexico’s obligations under international law and appear to contravene Article 13 of Mexico’s Constitution.
Mexico-Joint Oral statement-non-legal submissions-2009 (full text, PDF)
Albania: The courtroom assassination of Judge Astrit Kalaja must be effectively investigated
Afghanistan: UN Human Rights Council establishment of an independent investigative mechanism is a major step towards accountability
Joint Statement: Deterioration of the Rule of Law in Cambodia
ICJ Statement on Serious Human Rights Violations in Libya