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The IAJ has four Regional Groups: the European Association of Judges, the Iberoamerican Group, the African Group, the Asian, North American and Oceanian Group. Purpose of the Regional Groups is to discuss local problems concerning the Judiciary. They usually meet twice a year and may pass resolutions either on general issues affecting the Judiciary of the whole concerned area, or specifically regarding one ore more given countries. Ad hoc missions and reports can also be organized in particular cases.
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IAJ Statement on Sud Africa
Edit Column It has been brought to the attention of the Presidency Committee of the International Association of Judges (IAJ) that an ongoing delay in addressing the salaries of
UN: Tunisia – Interference with the judiciary and harassment of lawyers must end
“The violent detention and arrest of lawyers Sonia Dahmani and Mehdi Zaghrouba at the headquarters of Tunisia’s bar association, and the prevention of a prominent judge from attending an international
IAJ Presidency Committee endorsement resolution on Tunisia
The Presidency Committee of the International Association of Judges (IAJ) endorses the recent resolution on Tunisia, adopted by the African Group, regional group of the IAJ. PC resolution Previous news
Resolution on Tunisia
A resolution, in English and French, was adopted by the African Group following the ban on the Tunisian delegation by the Tunisian Ministry of Justice from leaving the country and
Situation of the judiciary in Tunisia
The Executive board of the Association of Tunisian Magistrates, member of the International Association of Judges, released two statements on: the current situation of the judiciary in Tunisia: EN, FR
Meeting of the African Group of the IAJ in Monrovia (Liberia)
On 6th May 2024 the opening ceremony of the mid-year meeting of the African Group of the IAJ took place in Monrovia (Liberia) under the organisation of the National Association
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- Speech of Prof. Margaret Satterthwaite, UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers at the 66th Annual Meeting of the IAJ (19 October 2024 – First Session of the Central Council)
- Pictures of the 66th IAJ annual meeting in Cape Town available in the Mediagallery of our web site
- UIJLP – Charter on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Justice
- Dates and venue of the 2025 IAJ annual meeting in Baku (Azerbaijan)
- IAJ Statement on Tunisia – Cape Town 2024
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