Jurists criticize trial procedure for Algerian fundamentalists
The ICJ today criticized the way the trial was conducted against two leaders of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in Algeria.
The ICJ today criticized the way the trial was conducted against two leaders of the Islamic Salvation Front (FIS) in Algeria.
The Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip continues to be barred from entering Israel following the killing of an Israeli civilian by a Palestinian in Bat Yam near Tel Aviv on 28 May 1992.
Deux principes fondamentaux des Nations Unies, l’un sur l’indépendance de la magistrature adopté en 1985, l’autre sur le rôle des avocats adopté en 1991, définissent explicitement les normes internationales relatives à l’indépendance du pouvoir judiciaire et de la profession juridique.
Bien que ces normes soient clairement reconnues au niveau international, leur mise en oeuvre au niveau national demeure une source de préoccupation.
Le principal défi auquel sont confrontés les juristes autour du monde consiste maintenant à traduire ces normes en des garanties adéquates qui se reflèteraient dans les réalités du quotidien.
CIJL Yearbook- constitutional guarantees-I-1992-fra (Texte complet en PDF)
The two UN Basic Principles, one on the Independence of the Judiciary adopted in 1985, and other on the Role of Lawyers adopted in 1990,1 explicitly define the international norms relevant to the independence of judiciary and the legal profession. While these standards are clearly acknowledged at the international level, their domestic implementation remains a cause of concern. The main challenge facing jurists throughout the world is now translating these norms into adequate guarantees which would reflect themselves in daily realities.
This first issue contains:
Editorial Note, by Mona A. Rishmawi
Foreword, by P.N. Bhagwati
I. Articles
II. Reports
CIJL Yearbook- constitutional guarantees-I-1992-eng (full text in English, PDF)
CIJL Yearbook- constitutional guarantees-I-1992-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
On the 8 October, 1990, major confrontations took place at Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of Jerusalem between police and border guards and civilians.