In view of the developments related to the Internal Congress of Jurists in Athens in June 1955, this bulletin focuses on a survey of the organization,past achievements, present work and future activities of the Commission, particularly by delegates to the Athens Congress.
This edition contains:
- The aftermath of the Athens Congress
- The purposes andmethods of action of the Commission
- The meaning of the Rule of law
- Activities of the Commission
- Cooperation with national sections
- Information regarding abuses of the Rule of law
- Law and co-existence
- The Commission’s responsibility in the world as a whole
- Investigation of the implications of the Rule of law
- Vienna Conference in the spring of 1957
- The publications of the Commission
- Tasks for the individual lawyer
- The organization of the International Commission of Jurists
- Central organization
- National groups
- Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cuba, England, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Italy, Mexico, Peru, Sweden, Turkey, United States of America, Uruguay
- Appendix: Adherence of the College of Advocates of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, to the Act of Athens
ICJ Bulletin-5-1956-eng (full text in English, PDF)