Following a recent meeting by video link with the members of the Presidency Committee (PC), a decision has been made about the IAJ monitoring procedure.

On November 13th, 2020, a meeting of the IAJ Presidency Committee took place by video link. After consultations with the IAJ Presidency Committee, the Secretary-General has decided to issue the following communiqué in order to inform all member associations about the decisions adopted on that occasion.

Read the IAJ’s response to the 5 March 2020 decision by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber, which authorised a probe of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan committed by all sides in the conflict, including American forces, the US administration announced it was launching an economic and legal offensive against the court.

Written by judges for judges the Handbook on EU Civil Law has just been published by the IAJ. This most helpful-handbook, written in English, provides a good reference for all judges about EU Civil Law. Download your copy.

The IAJ Secretariat-General received by President Tony Pagone a proposal for amendment of the constitution and regulations of the International Association of Judges (IAJ). The amendments apply to cases when force majeure or other events prevent the regular running of IAJ‘s activities. See the amendments.

The members of the Presidency Committee met by electronic means on Wednesday to discuss how best we should act in our current circumstances. It is clear that a meeting of Central Council in Costa Rica will not take place this year.

An update from the president of IAJ during the COVID-19 pandemic.