The ICJ is pleased with the decision of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to present a case to the Pre-Trial Chamber I of the ICC against the President of Sudan, Omar Hassan Ahmad Al Bashir.
In Palestine, the Basic Law was enacted in May 2002 and amended in March 2003 to ensure separation of powers and judicial independence.
Although the Constitution of Lebanon provides for an independent judiciary, in practice it is subject to political pressure.
The ICJ in its intervention of 16 June 2008 expressed concerns at continuing excessive, disproportionate, and indiscriminate use of force by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) and the Palestinian armed groups.
The ICJ condemned attempts to reinterpret the humanitarian law principles of distinction and proportionality, as well as deliberate targeting of civilians and objects indispensable to the survival of the civilian population without any legitimate military advantage at all. It also denounced the siege on Gaza and urged to prevent the growth of illegal settlements and address the issue of refugees.
Israel-ICJ Intervention on the Human Rights Situation-Open letters-2008 (full text, PDF)
” The Six leaders of the Baha’i faith in Iran, who were arbitrarily arrested in Tehran in May 2008 and are being held incommunicado, must be released immediately or legally charged with a recognisable offence,” said the ICJ.
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