This issue of the CIJL Yearbook includes articles, analysis, declarations and decisions related to the independence of the judiciary, with a focus on Asia.
Part One: Articles
- Australia: The State of the Judicature, by Sir Gerard Brennan
- Brazil: Independence and Financial Autonomy of the Judiciary, by Dalmo A. Dallari
- Indonesia: Some Challenges to the Independence of the Judiciary, by Adnan Buyung Nasution
Part Two: Threats against the Immunity of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence
of Judges and Lawyers
- Background
- Annex 1: Excerpts from the 1946 Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations
- Annex 2: Certificate by the UN Secretary-General
- Annex 3: Certificate by the Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Annex 4: Excerpts from the Judgment of 20 October 1997
- Annex 5: The Reaction of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Annex 6: The Reaction of the UN Human Rights Experts
Part Three: Declarations
1. The Beijing Statement of Principles of the Independence of the Judiciary
- Introduction, by David K. Malcolm
- Text
- CIJL Observations
2. Australian States’ and Territories’ Declaration of Principles on Judicial Independence
Part Four: From Our Database of Court Decisions
- Decision N° 1. Canada: Reference Re: Independence of Judged of Provincial Court
- Decision N° 2. Norway: Jens Viktor Plahte vs. The State
- Decision N° 3. Pakistan: Re. Appointment of Justice SajjadAli Shah as Chief Justice of Pakistan