Canadian Bill on Justice Independence Day
During today's preparatory online conference call of the ANAO Group in view of the organisation of next Toronto meeting of the ANAO Group of the IAJ, we were informed that…
IBA announces Phase 2 of its 50:50 by 2030 gender equality project: survey
In the framework of the cooperation between the IAJ and the International Bar Association, we are asking you to fill a brief survey on line and disseminate it among fellow…
United Nations Votes for International Day of Judicial Well Being 25 July
Today, 4 March 2025, the United Nations voted to make 25 July each year the International Day for Judicial Wellbeing taking into account the Nauru Declaration on Judicial Well-Being launched on…
Press Release 20/25: Judgment of the Court in Joined Cases C-146/23
Today the Court of Justice published a press release in respect of Judgment in Joined Cases C-146/23. The Court of Justice clarifies the requirements of EU law concerning the determination…
Hungarian Judges’ March for the Rule of Law
For the first time in Hungarian history, judges demonstrated on Saturday, 22nd of February in Budapest for the independence of the judiciary. According to media reports, several thousand people took…
Statement adopted by the Presidency Committee of the IAJ against the sanctions addressed to the ICC and in favour of the constant promotion of the independence of justice
We publish here a Statement adopted by the Presidency Committee of the IAJ against the sanctions addressed to the ICC and in favour of the constant promotion of the independence…
Call for Proposals – JAR-Association Conference
On 11 and 12 June 2025, at the University of Limoges (France), will be held the JAR-Association Conference.The Conference will address the challenges encountered by judicial systems, in their methods…
Next IAJ annual meeting in Baku, Azerbaijan
The next annual meeting of the International Association of Judges, hosted by the Azerbaijan Union of Judges, will be held in Baku, from 12 to 16 October 2025.Today, the invitation letter, together with…
Statement against the attempt on the life of a judge in Ecuador
The IBA group expresses its strongest condemnation to the attempt on the life of the Judge of the Criminal Unit of Liberta, in Santa Elena, Province of Guayas, Ecuador, Ms.…
Portuguese Association celebrates the anniversary of the “1000 Robes March”
On 17 January 2025, the Association of Portuguese Judges organised an anniversary event of the ‘1000 Robes March’ at the Porto Court of Appeal.The “1000 Robes March” was a unique…
11th January: Message from the UN Special Rapporteur on the “Judicial Independence Day — 1000 Robes March”
On 11th January, 2025, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, Professor Margaret Satterthwaite, addressed to all Judges of the world a special message, to celebrate…
Issue No. 1/2025 of the IAJ-UIM Newsletter now available
Issue No. 1/2025 of the IAJ-UIM Newsletter is now available on our website:ISSUE No. 1-2025Following subjects are dealt with in this edition:66TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF JUDGES…
Mexico’s constitutional reform and independence of the judiciary
The Brazilian Magistrate Association – AMB, an entity that represents the interests of Brazilian judges at the national level and member of the IAJ, sent a Technical Note, prepared at the request of the…
EAJ President letter to the new EU Commissioner of Justice
On December 3rd, 2024, the EAJ President, Mr. Mikael Sjoeberg, sent a letter to the new EU Commissioner of Justice, Mr. Michael McGrath, to renew the relationship and dialogue between…
IAJ’s Secretary-General Report before the 43rd Plenary Assembly of the CEPEJ in Strasbourg (3 and 4 December, 2024)
On 3rd and 4th December, 2024, IAJ Secretary-General Giacomo Oberto submitted to the 43rd Plenary Assembly of the CEPEJ a report on the activities of the CEPEJ-SATURN WG on the subjects of judicial time management.An outline…