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Chautauqua
Declaration of International Prosecutors
At a conference celebrating the 100th anniversary of The
Hague Rules of 1907, nine international criminal prosecutors
issued a declaration recalling the principles of Nuremberg
and emphasizing the importance of the rule of law in combating
impunity.
Rule
of Law Handbook for Judge Advocates
This publication is primarily designed to assist Judge Advocates
as they practice law during military operations.
Worldwide
Governance Indicators
This 2007 update to the Worldwide Governance Indicators
(WGI) project of the World Bank reports aggregate and individual
governance indicators for 212 countries and territories
over the period 1996–2006, for six dimensions of governance:
Voice and Accountability; Political Stability and Absence
of Violence; Government Effectiveness; Regulatory Quality;
Control of Corruption; and Rule of Law.
Corruption and
Judicial Systems
Transparency International’s latest global survey
of attitudes towards corruption reveals that in more than
25 countries, at least one in 10 households had to pay a
bribe to get access to justice.
WCRO
Jurisprudence Collections
This online resource provides a regularly updated, searchable
database of jurisprudence and key documents relating to
international and internationalized criminal courts and
tribunals, including the International Criminal Court, the
international criminal tribunals for the former
RWI Human Rights
Theme Maps
This interactive resource visualizes states’ formal commitment
to core international human rights conventions as a first
step in developing a more comprehensive version with more
conventions both global and regional, optional protocols,
reservations, information about ratification processes,
membership in various organizations, and other indicators
of commitment to international human rights law.
Centre for
Judicial Studies
The Centre for Judicial Studies provides consulting services
to improve organizational performance and professional effectiveness
for organizations operating in the law and justice sector
such as courts, government and regulatory agencies, legal
firms, law schools, and international development agencies.
Brandeis
Institute for International Judges
The BIIJ provides international judges with the opportunity
to meet and discuss critical issues concerning the theory
and practice of international justice. Institutes are held
approximately every 18 months, bringing together judges
serving on international courts and tribunals around the
world to reflect on both the philosophical aspects and practical
challenges of their work.
Councils
of the Judiciary
A collection of questionnaire responses from Council of
Europe member states and affiliates on the composition,
resources, activities, and other institutional aspects of
Councils of the Judiciary aimed at promoting judicial independence.
International Criminal
Law Database & Commentary
This resource compiles case law from the International Criminal
Court (ICC) and commentary to the Rome Statute in an effort
to provide scholars, as well as practitioners, a starting
point for legal research in the field of international criminal
law.
International
Judicial Monitor