EU: Ending child immigration detention through UN Treaty Bodies and the European Committee of Social Rights
On 5-6 June 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Forum for Human Rights, and partners organized a two-day transnational workshop in Prague on the United Nations (UN) Treaty Bodies and the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR). Lawyers from...
EU: Ensuring the child’s voice is heard in legal proceedings
On 13–14 May 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) held a workshop on child-friendly justice and procedural rights. Experts and practitioners from the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Malta, Austria and the Netherlands focused on how international and EU legal...
EU: Enhancing litigation strategies before the CJEU to protect migrant children from detention
On 1–2 April 2025, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and its partners convened national lawyers and European legal experts for a two-day transnational workshop focused on litigation strategies before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). The...
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On 15 January 2025, the ICJ, in cooperation with MEP Michal Wawrykiewicz and MEP Tineke Strik, hosted the final event of the Rule of Law for Lawyers (ROLL) project at the European Parliament.
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