This Annual Report represents our comprehensive approach to enhancing global mechanisms for justice and accountability. Through a combination of advocacy at high-level international forums, contributions to treaty negotiations, and the fostering of strategic partnerships, the ICJ has sought to bridge significant accountability gaps in international law.
Throughout 2023, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) was at the forefront of major international legal initiatives, tackling a range of critical issues from crimes against humanity, the intricacies of the draft articles that led to the Ljubljana-the Hague Convention, consultations on the establishment of a Standing Independent Investigative Mechanism (SIIM), and targeted advocacy concerning human rights violations in various countries, including in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea).
Our work this year not only supported the advancement of legal frameworks but also ensured that discussions and policies around international crimes, investigative mechanisms, and human rights violations in geopolitically sensitive areas remained at the forefront of international efforts to uphold human dignity and the rule of law.
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