CHRONOLOGY OF THE ADMISSIONS

LIST OF THE 94 NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS OR REPRESENTATIVE GROUPS MEMBERS
OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES

1. Austria – founder, Salzburg, 1953

2. Brasil – founder, Salzburg, 1953

3. France – founder, Salzburg, 1953

4. Germany – founder, Salzburg, 1953

5. Italy – founder, Salzburg, 1953

6. Luxembourg – founder, Salzburg, 1953

7. Belgium – Cadenabbia, 1954

8. Greece – Cadenabbia, 1954

9. the Netherlands – Paris, 1958

10. Japan – Paris, 1958

11. Tunisia – Roma, 1961

12. Paraguay – Amsterdam, 1963

13. Morocco – Amsterdam, 1963

Lebanon – Amsterdam, 1963 :it loosed its membership after the approval, in 1993, of the new rule concerning the arrears in the payment of contributions – art. 4, par. 9, now art. 5 par 2

14. United Kingdom – Vienna, 1965 (the Magistrates’ Association was admitted as an extraordinary member. In 1974, in Florence, the British Section of the IAJ became ordinary member)

15. Uruguay – Salzburg, 1966

16. Denmark – Verona, 1968

17. Sweden – Verona, 1968

18. Switzerland – Verona, 1968

19. Ireland – Berlin, 1969

20. Argentina – Berlin 1969

21. Senegal – Nice, 1972

22. Finland – Florence, 1974

23. Norway -Florence, 1974

24. Portugal – Trier, 1977

25. Ivory Coast – Rio de janeiro, 1978

26. Liechtenstein – Tunis, 1980

27. Australia – Tunis, 1980

28. Iceland – Vienna, 1981

29. Spain – Madeira, 1982

30. Israel – 1984 (vote by correspondence, on January 31)

Tanzania – Berlin, 1988, loosed its membership in 2008 because of its arrears in the payment of contributions – art. 4, par. 9, now art. 5 par 2

31. Malta – Berlin, 1988

32. Canada – Macao, 1989

33. Hungary – Crans-Montana, 1991

34. Chile – Athens, 1994

35. Romania – Athens, 1994

36. Slovakia – Athens, 1994

37. Slovenia – Athens, 1994

Peru (extraordinary member) – Athens, 1994. It became ordinary member in Recife, on 2000. Loosed its membership in 2004 because of its arrears in the payment of contributions – art. 4, par. 9, now art. 5 par 2

Venezuela (extraordinary member) – Athens, 1994. Loosed its membership in 2008 because of its arrears in the payment of contributions – art. 4, par. 9, now art. 5 par 2

38. Czech Republic – Tunis, 1995

39. Estonia – Tunis, 1995

40. R.o.C. Taiwan – Tunis, 1995

41. Costa Rica – Tunis, 1995

42. FYROM – Amsterdam, 1996

43. Latvia – Amsterdam, 1996

44. Puerto Rico – Amsterdam, 1996

Bolivia – San Juan, 1997. Loosed its membership in Istanbul in 2011, because of its arrears in the payment of contributions – art. 4, par. 9, now art 5, par 2

45. Lithuania – San Juan, 1997

46. Niger – San Juan, 1997

47. USA – San Juan, 1997

48. Cyprus – Taipei, 1999

49. Mali – Taipei, 1999

50. Polonia – Taipei, 1999

51. Togo (extraordinary member) – Taipei, 1999. It became ordinary member in Madrid, on 2001

52. Croatia – Recife, 2000

53. Mexico – Recife, 2000

54. Moldavia – Recife, 2000

55. South Africa – Recife, 2000

Egypt – Madrid, 2001. Loosed its membership in 2008 because of its arrears in the payment of contributions – art. 4, par. 9 now art. 5 par 2

56. Georgia – Madrid, 2001

57. Mongolia (extraordinary member) – Madrid, 2001. It became ordinary member (full member) in Washington D.C., in 2012

Burkina Faso – Vienna, 2003. Loosed its membership in 2009 because of its arrears in the payment of contributions – art. 4, par. 9 now art. 5 par 2

58. Panama – Vienna, 2003

59. Kazakhstan – Valle de Bravo, 2004. It became ordinary member in 2011 in Istanbul (Turkey)

60. Ukraine – Valle de Bravo, 2004. It became ordinary member in 2011 in Istanbul (Turkey)

61. Armenia – Montevideo, 2005. It became ordinary member in 2008, in Yerevan (Armenia)

62. Bulgaria – Montevideo, 2005. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

63. El Salvador – Trondheim, 2007

64. Serbia (extraordinary member) – Yerevan 2008. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

65. Bosnia (extraordinary member) – Yerevan 2008. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

66. Algeria (extraordinary member) – Yerevan 2008. It became ordinary member in 2011 in Istanbul (Turkey)

67. RD Congo (extraordinary member) – Yerevan 2008. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

Nicaragua (extraordinary member) – Yerevan 2008. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in
Washington D.C. (USA) and lost its membership in Taipei (Taiwan) (2023), because of its arrears in the
payment of contributions.

68. Benin (extraordinary member) – Yerevan 2008. It became ordinary member in 2011 in Istanbul (Turkey)

69. Azerbaijan (extraordinary member) – Marrakech 2009. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

70. Turkey (extraordinary member) – Marrakech 2009. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

71. Bermuda – Marrakech 2009.

72. Albania, extraordinary member- Istanbul 2011. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

73. Guinea, extraordinary member– Istanbul 2011. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

74. Mozambique extraordinary member– Istanbul 2011. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012, in Washington D.C. (USA)

Honduras -May 2011, new application for membership.

75. Colombia, full member in Washington D.C. (USA), in 2012

76. Peru, full member in Washington D.C. (USA), in 2012

77. Dominican Republic, full member in Washington D.C. (USA), in 2012

78. Montenegro, member in Yalta (Ukraine), in 2013

Egypt, member in Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), in 2014 and lost its membership in Taipei (Taiwan) (2023), because
of its arrears in the payment of contributions.

Lesotho, member in  Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), in 2014 and  lost its membership in Marrakech (Morocco) (2018), because of its arrears in the payment of contributions.

Iraq, member in Barcelona (Spain), in 2015, and lost its membership in Taipei (Taiwan) (2023), because of
its arrears in the payment of contributions.

79. Sao Tomé e Principe, member in Mexico City (Mexico), in 2016

80. Mauritania, member in Mexico City (Mexico), in 2016

Guatemala, extraordinary member-Istanbul 2011. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2012 in Wasghington D.C. (USA).  – Lost its membership in Mexico City in 2016, because of its arrears in the payment of contributions

81. Liberia, member in Santiago de Chile (Chile), in 2017

82. Guinea Bissau, member in Santiago de Chile (Chile), in 2017

83. East Timor, member in Santiago de Chile (Chile), in 2017

Cameroon (extraordinary member) – San Juan, 1997. It became ordinary member (full member) in 2004 in Valle de Bravo (Mexico). Lost its membership in Santiago de Chile (Chile) (2017), because of its arrears in the payment of contributions.

84. Angola, member in Marrakech (Morocco), in 2018

85. Bolivia, member in Marrakech (Morocco), in 2018

86.  Ecuador, member in Marrakech (Morocco), in 2018

87. Guatemala, member in Marrakech (Morocco), in 2018

88. Lebanon, member in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), in 2019

89. New Zealand, member in Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan), in 2019

90. Gabon, member in Rome (Italy), in 2021

91. Philippines, member in Rome (Italy), in 2021

92. Burkina Faso, member in Taipei (Taiwan), in 2023

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