IBA Statement on Argentina
The IBA Group adopted a statement on the attacks on the Argentine judiciary following the recent Supreme Court decision upholding the prison sentence of a former president of the Republic.…
Letter of our Turkish colleague Mehmet Tank
We publish here, with the agreement of his author, a letter sent by our Turkish colleague Mehmet Tank from his prison in Turkey to the then President of the Italian…
IGCC essay on the Independence of the Judiciary
In her essay on the independence of the judiciary, published by the IGCC, Dr. Mónica Castillejos-Aragón wrote about the march of 1000 robes, which took place in Poland in January…
ENCJ adopts Declaration of Riga “Confronting the Threats to the Rule of Law”
Vice President Roland Kempfle represented the EAJ at the General Assembly of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) that took place in Riga from June 4th to…
IAJ’s Secretary-General Report before the 44th Plenary Assembly of the CEPEJ in Strasbourg (4 and 5 June, 2025)
On 4th and 5th June, 2025, IAJ Secretary-General Giacomo Oberto submitted to the 44th Plenary Assembly of the CEPEJ a report on the activities of the CEPEJ-SATURN WG on the…
Declaration of the Iberoamerican Group on Spain
On 26th May 2025, during its meeting in Quito (Ecuador), the Iberoamerican Group of the IAJ, adopted a declaration on the draft Organic Law on the Spanish Judiciary and the…
2025 Mid-Year Meeting of the Ibero-American (IBA) Regional Group of the IAJ, in Quito (Ecuador)
On 26th May, the 2025 mid-year meeting of the Ibero-American (IBA) Regional Group of the IAJ started in Quito (Ecuador), according to the following Program.The meeting was presided over by…
On line meetings with the UN Special Rapporteur: the use of AI in Judicial activities
In April and May 2025, IAJ members engaged in consultations with the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Professor Margaret Satterthwaite, to inform her forthcoming thematic…
Side event UN: Impunity, Penal Law and the Reform of the UN
The International Association of Judges (IAJ) was invited to support the organisation of a round table on "Impunity, Penal Law and the Reform of the UN".This hybrid event will take…
2025 Mid-Year Meeting of the Asian, North American and Oceanian (ANAO) Regional Group of the IAJ, in Toronto (Canada)
On 15th May the 2025 mid-year meeting of the Asian, North American and Oceanian (ANAO) Regional Group of the IAJ started in Toronto (Canada), according to the following Program.The meeting…
EAJ Letter of Solidarity to the Judges in the USA
On 9 may 2025, during its meeting in Yerevan (Armenia), the European Association of Judges adopted a solidarity letter to the judges in the USA. Letter
Statements adopted during the EAJ meeting in Yerevan
On 9 May 2025, during its meeting in Yerevan (Armenia), the European Association of Judges (EAJ), adopted the following statements:Czechia;Greece;Hungary;Italy;on material independence of judges: EN, FR.
Mid-year meeting of the European Association of Judges in Yerevan (Armenia), on 8-10 May, 2025
On 8-10 May, 2025 the mid-year meeting of the European Association of Judges, European Regional Group of the IAJ, took place in Yerevan (Armenia) with the attendance of the President…
World Law Congress in Santo Domingo
From 4 to 6 May 2025, the World Law Congress took place. The IAJ President Duro Sessa and the First IAJ Vice President Walter Barone attended the event.President Sessa chaired…
Reminder: CEPEJ – Launch of the 13th edition of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize of the Council of Europe
The CEPEJ launches the 13th edition of the Crystal Scales of Justice Prize of the Council of Europe. It is an opportunity to highlight the innovative projects which have recently…