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International principles on the independence and accountability of judges,...
The first of the ICJ Practitioners’ Guide Series provides legal practitioners and policy-makers with detailed and practical references on international standards on the independence of the judicial...
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The right to a remedy and to reparation for gross human rights violations –...
This Guide outlines the international legal principles governing the right to a remedy and reparation for victims of gross human rights violations by compiling international jurisprudence on the issues...
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The ICJ has accumulated a quarter century of experience working with justice systems to ensure their independence and active protection of human rights. Through its Centre for the Independence of...
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The application of procedures and mechanisms of the Human Rights Council
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) has compiled a document on the application of procedures and mechanisms of the UN Human Rights Council. It outlines its interpretation of the way in which...
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A manual on trial observation
A fair trial is essential, not only for protecting the human rights of the accused and those of victims but also to ensure proper administration of justice, which is a key component of the rule of law....
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Sexual orientation, gender identity and international human rights law –...
People of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are often singled out for abuse. When laws criminalize same-sex sexual conduct, LGBT people are arrested, detained, tortured, and, in some...
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Impunidad y graves violaciones de derechos humanos – Practitioners’ guide,...
This Guide in Spanish presents a systematic study of the international legal principles applicable to impunity for serious human rights violations. Among other topics, it presents an analysis of what...
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International principles on the independence and accountability of judges,...
First published in 2004, this guide explains how international standards can be used to strengthen the independence and accountability of judges, lawyers and prosecutors. It includes an exhaustive...
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Practitioners guide on migration and international human rights law –...
The Practitioners Guide on Migration and International Human Rights Law analyses the protection afforded to migrants by international law and the means to implement it at national and international...
View ArticleJudges, lawyers and prosecutors guide now available in Russian
The ICJ has now published a translation of its Practitioner’s Guide, International Principles on the Independence and Accountability of Judges, Lawyers and Prosecutors. This is the first comprehensive...
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ICJ publishes Uzbek translation of international and national fair trial...
Today, the ICJ published the Uzbek translation of its guide on international fair trial standards and criminal procedure in Uzbekistan. The guide provides a systematic overview of the international and...
View ArticleMigration and international human rights law guide now available in Greek
Today, the ICJ published the Greek translation of its Practitioners’ Guide n°6 on migration and international human rights law. The Practitioners Guide analyses the protection afforded to migrants by...
View ArticleNew ICJ Guide online: adjudicating Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at...
Today, the ICJ launched its new Practitioners Guide on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR), the 8th in the series of ICJ resources for legal practitioners, as well as its associated online...
View ArticleGreek case-law collection on migration and international human rights law
The ICJ published today a collection of international case-law extracts on migration and international human rights law in Greek. The publication was launched in the frame of a conference organized by...
View ArticleNueva Guía para profesionales (No. 7): “Derecho internacional y lucha contra...
El 23 y 24 de septiembre, en Lima (Perú), la Comisión Internacional de Juristas y el Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (EPAF) realizaron un seminario sobre la impunidad y las graves violaciones a...
View ArticleUpdated Practitioners Guide on migration and international human rights law
The ICJ published today the 2014 update of its Practitioners Guide no. 6 on Migration and International Human Rights Law. The Practitioners Guide on Migration and International Human Rights Law...
View ArticleNueva Guía para profesionales (No. 9): “Desaparición forzada y ejecución...
El 13 y 14 de marzo, en Lima y Ayacucho (Perú), la CIJ y el Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (EPAF) realizaron dos seminarios sobre los crímenes de desaparición forzada y de ejecución...
View ArticleNueva Guía para profesionales (No. 10): “Desaparición forzada y ejecución...
El 27 y 28 de noviembre de 2015, en Lima y Ayacucho (Perú), la CIJ y el Equipo Peruano de Antropología Forense (EPAF) realizaron dos seminarios sobre los derechos de los familiares de víctimas de...
View ArticleInternational Law and the Fight Against Impunity: ICJ Practitioners Guide No...
Initially published in Spanish in September 2014, the seventh book of the ICJ series of Practitioners Guides has now been translated into English. It can be downloaded here or below: Universal-Fight...
View ArticleEnforced Disappearance and Extrajudicial Execution: Investigation and...
Initially published in Spanish in March 2015, the ninth book of the ICJ series of Practitioners Guides has now been translated into English. It can be downloaded here or below: Universal-Enforced...
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