JarindeTemminck Tuinstra, Defending the defenders; The role of defence counsel in International Criminal Trials
This article seeks to explain the proper role of defence counsel in criminal proceedings an in international criminal proceedings in particular. It is contended that a clarification of this role is all the more important in the context of international criminal trials. Where lawyers (defence counsel, prosecution counsel and judges) from all over the world […]
Martha F. Davis, In the interests of justice: humanr rights and the right to council in civil cases
This article pays attention to the Civil Gideon Rights, which is an emerging international human rights that is receiving increasing recognition on the international stage. The status of the Civil Gideon right as a general principle of law in the international community is among others supported by reference to the Basic Principles on the Role […]
Martha F. Davis, In the interests of justice: humanr rights and the right to council in civil cases
This article pays attention to the Civil Gideon Rights, which is an emerging international human rights that is receiving increasing recognition on the international stage. The status of the Civil Gideon right as a general principle of law in the international community is among others supported by reference to the Basic Principles on the Role […]
United Nations Human Rights Council 8th session of the working group on universal periodic review
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ presents its submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Spain. In this review, the Working Group on the UPR and the Human Rights Council should address the practice of incommunicado detention, and the transfer of persons as part of the alleged […]
United Nations Human Rights Council 8th session of the working group on universal periodic review
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ presents its submission to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Spain. In this review, the Working Group on the UPR and the Human Rights Council should address the practice of incommunicado detention, and the transfer of persons as part of the alleged […]
Committee against Torture: consideration of the 5th periodic report of Spain
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ provides its views to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the 5th Periodic Report of Spain. In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the […]
Committee against Torture: consideration of the 5th periodic report of Spain
In the present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the ICJ provides its views to the Committee against Torture for its consideration of the 5th Periodic Report of Spain. In this submission, the ICJ highlights several issues which it considers should be of particular concern to the Committee in its consideration of the […]
Nepal – national security laws and human rights implications
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) analyses the national legal framework and practices within which the Nepali security agencies and justice system operate. It examines the compatibility of these provisions with the principles of the rule of law and international human rights standards. The report sets out recommendations for the Government […]
Nepal – national security laws and human rights implications
The present document of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) analyses the national legal framework and practices within which the Nepali security agencies and justice system operate. It examines the compatibility of these provisions with the principles of the rule of law and international human rights standards. The report sets out recommendations for the Government […]
Article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: concerns about the legal profession in Asia
The present document of the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) covers its concerns on the right to effective remedy in Asia. The ALRC calls to define and protect the right and duty of lawyers to advocate for their clients free from harassment, interference or punishment. According to the ALRC, the Basic Principles on the Role […]
Article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: concerns about the legal profession in Asia
The present document of the Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) covers its concerns on the right to effective remedy in Asia. The ALRC calls to define and protect the right and duty of lawyers to advocate for their clients free from harassment, interference or punishment. According to the ALRC, the Basic Principles on the Role […]
Democracy on rocky ground: Armenia’s disputed 2008 presidential election, post-election violence, and the one-sided pursuit of accountability
The present report of Human Rights Watch concerns police and protestors clashes in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on March 1, 2008, bringing to a head the country’s latest electoral dispute, over the results of a presidential poll in February. HRW recommends the government of Armenia that they should review all legislation related to policing and crowd control and […]
Democracy on rocky ground: Armenia’s disputed 2008 presidential election, post-election violence, and the one-sided pursuit of accountability
The present report of Human Rights Watch concerns police and protestors clashes in Armenia’s capital Yerevan on March 1, 2008, bringing to a head the country’s latest electoral dispute, over the results of a presidential poll in February. HRW recommends the government of Armenia that they should review all legislation related to policing and crowd control and […]
Far from justice Syria’s supreme State Security Court
The present report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) elaborates on the the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) of Syria. HRW states that the SSSC does not comply with international human rights standards. The restrictions imposed on access to lawyers violate the rights of a defendant as guaranteed by the ICCPR, to which Syria acceded in 1969. HRW […]
Far from justice Syria’s supreme State Security Court
The present report of Human Rights Watch (HRW) elaborates on the the Supreme State Security Court (SSSC) of Syria. HRW states that the SSSC does not comply with international human rights standards. The restrictions imposed on access to lawyers violate the rights of a defendant as guaranteed by the ICCPR, to which Syria acceded in 1969. HRW […]
The quality of justice failings of Iraq’s Central Criminal Court
The present document of Human Rights Watch elaborates on the Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) which is the country’s flagship criminal justice institution. HRW states that the CCCI is an institution that is failing to meet international standards of due process and fair trials. HRW refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers […]
