File 1 - The International Commission of Jurists, 1986-1989

318pp

Material in this file consists of correspondence (letter and email), minutes, agendas and press releases relating to the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and includes correspondence from Seán MacBride, who nominated Mary Robinson (MR) to succeed him as the Irish member when his term of 15 years was passed, 26-30/06/1986; correspondence confirming acceptance of her nomination with Niall MacDermot, Secretary General, 28/10/1986- 27/02/1987 which included her CV; Statute of the ICJ, booklet, 1981; press release announcing new members including MR, 03/03/1987, and photocopy of list of members; letters of congratulations, Ruairí [Quinn?], Dáil Éireann, 05/03/1987, Marc-André Eissen, Registrar, European Court of Human Rights, Council of Europe, 26/03/1987; press releases protesting arrests in Paraguay 08/12/1988, in support of Sudanese judges protesting against interference of the Executive in judicial matters, 05/01/1989, criticising removal of judges in Malaysia and erosion of rule of law in Asia, 04/04/1989, 05/06/1989 (which relates to the massacre of students in Tiananmen Square, Beijing on 04/06/1989), China's violations of International Law, 26/06/1989, detention of two Ghanian lawyers, 19/7/1989, protection of jurists, 15/08/1989, Namibian election, 02/10/1989; copy of Secretary General's report, covering period 16/04-29/10/1988, and including report on mission to Japan, [11?]/1988; minutes 29/10/1988, 15/01/1989, 07/11/1989; material relating to the ICJ conference on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers, 16-20/01/1989 which included material relating to the existence/ abolition of the Death Penalty in countries around the world, including Ireland; report "Will Namibia's Election be Free and Fair", Geoffrey Bindman, ICJ, [11?]/1989; blank headed paper for The Association of Irish Jurists (Irish Section of ICJ); cuttings announcing MR's election to the ICJ, 05/03/1987.

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