Endorsements

ICJ Victoria endorses the statement released on 26 May 2016 by the Australian Bar Association, calling for the Northern Territory Government to reconsider reforming the bail application legislation. The upcoming reforms propose to remove the presumption of bail for alleged youth

On 6 May 2016, Justice Bromberg of the Federal Court decided that the Minister for Immigration and the Commonwealth of Australia owed a duty of care to an asylum seeker detainee in Nauru.  As a result, she could not be

The Judicial Conference of Australia brings to our attention to disciplinary investigations that have begun against a number of judges in Turkey.  These are the results of complaints by the Turkish Interior Ministry’s, alleging that the judges had ruled against

ICJ Victoria is pleased to endorse the open letter from members of the legal profession on offshore detention.  This letter details concerns about the impact of the Australian asylum seeker policy on international law and the rule of law. It

ICJV endorses the open letter drafted by leading legal academics in support of the independence of the Australian Human Rights Commission and its President, Prof Gillian Triggs. ICJV stands in support of the independence of its national human rights institution

By Lex Lasry QC, Independent Legal Observer for the Law Council of Australia (24 July 2007) Download Report Summary Download Final Report David Hicks and Guantanamo Bay Report by ICJ Special Rapporteur, Peter Vickery QC (1 June 2006) Download