ADMISSION

How to become a member of IAJ

How to become a member of IAJ

Only national associations of judges or national representative groups of judges can be members of the IAJ. Judges in their individual capacity, are not eligible for membership.

The procedure for membership to the IAJ is the following:

a) An application has to be sent by the President or the Secretary-General of the interested national association of judges to:

Mr. Giacomo Oberto
Secretary-General of the International Association of Judges
Palazzo di Giustizia
Piazza Cavour
00193 Roma, Italy
secretariat@iaj-uim.org

  • The association or group applying, must be representative of the judiciary of its country. There is no requirement that its membership should include a specified minimum percentage of the judiciary of the country in question, or that the association or group should have a formal constitution.
  • The association or group applying must furnish proof that its activities and its principles are in accordance with the principles embodied in the constitution of the International Association of Judges.
  • The Central Council will in every instance ensure that the association or group is independent from the executive and legislative powers in its own country, before granting the association or group, membership.
  • The achievement of judicial independence in the concerned country will not be considered a criterion for admission of members. However, in circumstances where judicial independence has not been achieved, the association must demonstrate that it is making a concerted effort to achieve judicial independence.
  • The application should include the main information about the association (statute, detailed data about the number of judges belonging to the association and their various ranks or categories, compared to the total number of judges serving in the entire country, etc.).

b) The Presidency Committee of the IAJ will appoint rapporteurs to prepare a report for the Committee. The report will concentrate on, inter alia,  the representatives of the applicant association, its private or public status, the voluntary or mandatory nature of the membership, the funding of the association, information pertaining to the jurisdiction and organization of the courts, with specific reference to the separation of powers and the rule of law. If the independence of the judiciary of the concerned country is not assured, the national association of judges of that country can be admitted, once it demonstrates concerted efforts to achieve the true independence of the judiciary and the full respect of the rule of law.

c) After the rapporteurs have met the national association and have presented their report, the Presidency Committee will compile a proposal, which will be submitted to the Central Council of the IAJ.

d) Within the Central Council of the IAJ a two third majority of votes, will be required for the admission (as well as for the exclusion) of any member.

e) According to a decision adopted by the Central Council in 2013, every applicant association has to pay to the Secretariat-General an administration fee in the amount corresponding to the lowest fee payable by member associations.

Administration fee for applicant associations

(Article 11, Para. 6, of the Internal Regulation)

(Article 11, Para. 6, of the Internal Regulation)

Every applicant association has to pay to the Secretariat-General an administration fee in the amount corresponding to the lowest fee payable by member associations.

International Association of Judges
Union Internationale des Magistrats
Palazzo di Giustizia
Piazza Cavour – 00193 – Roma, Italy
tel. +39 06 6883 2213 – fax. +39 06 687 1195