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