In September 1972, President Marcos proclaimed Martial Law in the Philippines, declaring it necessary to meet the threat to national security posed by the Communist Party, the New People’s Army, and the secessionist struggle of certain Moslem elements in Mindanao and Sulu.
The purpose of the Review is to focus attention on the problems in regard to which lawyers can make their contribution to society in their respective areas of influence and to provide them with the necessary information and data.
This edition features articles on:
ICJ Review-18-1977-eng (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ Review-18-1977-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Impunidad, crimen de lesa humanidad y desaparición forzada.
ICJ Review-18-1977-spa (La Revista en Español, PDF)
The purpose of the Review is to focus attention on the problems in regard to which lawyers can make their contribution to society in their respective areas of influence and to provide them with the necessary information and data.
This edition features articles on:
ICJ Review-17-1976-eng (full text in English, PDF)
ICJ Review-17-1976-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)
Three years after the military coup d’état, arbitrary detention of individuals continue to give cause for concern. These detentions do away with, or endanger, the right to freedom, security, integrity, life, protection from torture, and the right to justice and due process of law.
Tunisia: Mass guilty verdicts and draconian sentences the ultimate travesty of justice in the “Conspiracy Case”
Eswatini: In the face of ongoing repression of the legal profession, lawyers raise concerns with UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers
Lebanon: the criminal justice system must not be used to intimidate and harass journalists