International Commission of Jurists

The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) "is dedicated to the primacy, coherence and implementation of international law and principles that advance human rights." 


 * President - Mary Robinson (2008-)
 * Former President - Arthur Chaskalson, South Africa (2002-08)
 * Vice-President - Jochen A. Frowein, Germany; and Leila Zerrougui, Algeria
 * Nicholas Howen - Secretary General

ICJ Executive Committee
Source
 * Ian Binnie, Canada
 * Rajeev Dhavan, India
 * Vojin Dimitrijevic, Serbia and Montenegro
 * Louise Doswald-Beck, Switzerland
 * Unity Dow, Botswana
 * John Dowd, Australia (Chairperson)
 * Gustavo Gallon Giraldo, Colombia
 * Stellan Garde, Sweden
 * Raji Sourani, Palestine

Commissioners
Source
 * Abdullahi An-Na'im - Sudan
 * Solomy Balungi Bossa - Uganda
 * Julio Barboza - Argentina
 * Ian Binnie - Canada
 * Alexander Brostl - Slovakia
 * Juan Antonio Carrillo Salcedo - Spain
 * Christine Chanet - France
 * Arthur Chaskalson - South Africa
 * Rajeev Dhavan - India
 * Vojin Dimitrijevic - Serbia and Montenegro
 * Louise Doswald-Beck - Switzerland
 * Unity Dow - Botswana
 * John Dowd - Australia
 * Vera Duarte - Cape-Verde
 * Paula Escarameia - Portugal
 * Elizabeth Evatt - Australia
 * Jochen A. Frowein - Germany
 * Gustavo Gallon Giraldo - Colombia
 * Stellan Garde - Sweden
 * Ruth Gavison - Israel
 * Jenny Goldschmidt - Netherlands
 * Lord William Goodhart - United Kingdom
 * Asma Jahangir - Pakistan
 * David Kretzmer - Israel
 * Kazimierz Maria Lankosz - Poland
 * Gladys Veronica Li - Hong Kong
 * Cecilia Medina Quiroga - Chile
 * Kathurima M'Inoti - Kenya
 * Karinna Moskalenko - Russia
 * Pedro Nikken - Venezuela
 * Manfred Nowak - Austria
 * Andrei Richter - Russia
 * Michele Rivet - Canada
 * Mary Robinson - Ireland
 * Nigel Rodley - United Kingdom
 * A.K.M. Sadeque - Bangladesh
 * Claes Sandgren - Sweden
 * Jerome J. Shestack - USA
 * Hipolito Solari Yrigoyen - Argentina
 * Raji Sourani - Palestine
 * Daniel Thurer - Switzerland
 * Oji Umozurike - Nigeria
 * Vilenas Vadapalas - Lithuania
 * Yozo Yokota - Japan
 * Leila Zerrougui - Algeria

Honorary Members
bios
 * P.N. Bhagwati, India
 * Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Egypt
 * William J. Butler, United States of America
 * Antonio Cassese, Italy
 * Dato'Param Cumaraswamy, Malaysia
 * Dalmo de Abreu Dallari, Brazil
 * Alfredo Etcheberry, Chile
 * Desmond Fernando, Sri Lanka
 * P. Telford Georges, Bahamas
 * Lennart Groll, Sweden
 * Hans-Heinrich Jescheck, Germany
 * Paul J. G. Kapteyn, Netherlands
 * Michael D. Kirby, Australia
 * Kofi Kumado, Ghana
 * Jean Flavien Lalive, Switzerland
 * Claire L'Heureux-Dube, Canada
 * Rudolf Machacek, Austria
 * Daniel H. Marchand, France
 * Norman S. Marsh, United Kingdom
 * J.R.W.S. Mawalla, Tanzania
 * Keba Mbaye, Senegal
 * Francoix-Xavier Mbouyom, Cameroon
 * Fali Nariman, India
 * Sir Shridath S. Ramphal, Guyana
 * Joaquin Riuz-Gimenez, [[Spain
 * Christian Tomuschat, Germany
 * Michael A. Trinatafyllides, Cyprus
 * Theo Van Boven, Netherlands
 * Jose Zalaquett, Chile

Past Members
Source
 * Algeria - Mohammed Bedjaoui, 1993 - 1998
 * Argentina - Sebastian Soler, 1962 - 1972; Augusto Conte-MacDonnell, 1984 - 1989
 * Australia - Sir Owen Dixon, 1958 - 1976; Edward St. John, 1966 - 1977; Michael Kirby, 1984 - 2001
 * Austria - Rudolf Machacek, 1976 - 1991
 * Bahamas - P. Telford Georges, 1977 - 1992
 * Barbados - Henry de Boulay Forde, 1987 - 1992
 * Belgium - Paul-Maurice Orban, 1958 - 1975
 * Benin - Robert Dossou, 1990 - 1994
 * Brazil - Jose T. Nabuco, 1952 - 1973; Heleno Claudio Fragoso, 1973 - 1984; Dalmo de Abreu Dallari, 1989 - 2004
 * Burma - U Chan Htoon, 1959 - 1975
 * Cameroon - Francois- Xavier Mbouyom, 1979 - 1995
 * Canada - Joseph T. Thorson, 1952 - 1971; John D. Humphrey, 1972 - 1987
 * Ceylon/Sri Lanka - Thusew S. Fernando, 1962 - 1980
 * Chile - Osvaldo Illanes Benitez, 1958 - 1974; Alfredo Etcheberry, 1975 - 1990
 * Colombia - Miguel Lleras Pizarro, 1976 - 1980
 * Costa Rica - Fernando Fournier, 1962 - 1980; Elisabeth Odio Benito, 1993 - 2001
 * Cyprus - Michael A. Triantafyllides, 1970 - 1985
 * Czechoslovakia/U.S - Stefan Osusky, 1953 - 1973
 * Denmark - Per T. Federspiel, 1952 - 1978
 * Egypt - Boutros Boutros-Ghali, 1973 - 1981
 * Fiji - Sir Moti Tikaram, 1984 - 1989
 * France - Jean Kreher, 1957 - 1971; Rene Meyer, 1966 - 1972 ; Edgar Faure, 1971 - 1976; Louis Joxe, 1976 - 1986; Nicole Questiaux, 1987 - 1992; Daniel Marchand, 1993 - 2001
 * Germany - Theo Friedenau, 1953 - 1958; Rudolf Katz, 1960 - 1974; Hans Heinrich Jescheck, 1963 - 1980; Christian Tomuschat, 1981 - 1997
 * Ghana - [[Kwamena Bentsi-Enchill, 1974 - 1974
 * Guyana - Shridath S. Ramphal, 1970 - 1985; B.G. Ramcharan, 1991 - 1999
 * Hungary - Laszlo Solyom, 1994 - 2004
 * India - Purshottam Trikamdas, 1954 - 1969; Vivian Bose, 1957 - 1970; Chandra Kisan Daphtary, 1970 - 1980; Fali Nariman, 1982 - 1998
 * Indonesia - John Thiam-Hien Yap, 1971 - 1986; Adnan B. Nasution, 1996 - 2006
 * Ireland - Sean MacBride, 1971 - 1986; Mary Robinson, 1987 - 1990
 * Israel - Haim Cohn, 1972 - 1987
 * Italy - Giuseppe Bettiol, 1953 - 1973
 * Ivory Coast - Alphonse Boni, 1974 - 1985
 * Japan - Kotaro Tanaka, 1958 - 1961; Kenzo Takayanagi, 1966 - 1968; Masatoshi Yakota, 1970 - 1980; Kinuko Kubota, 1981 - 1986; Yuichi Takano, 1988 - 1991
 * Jordan - Asma Khader, 1991 - 2004
 * Kenya - Amos Wako, 1981 - 1991
 * Kuwait - Badria Al-Awadhi, 1981 - 1991
 * Lebanon - Philippe N. Boulos, 1954 - 1971
 * Malaysia - Tun Mohamed Suffian, 1981 - 1986
 * Mauritius - Rahsoomer Lallah, 1981 - 1997
 * Mexico - Manuel G. Escobedo, 1962 - 1975; Raul F. Cardena, 1984 - 1989
 * Netherlands - A.J.M. van Dal, 1952 - 1973; P.J. Kapteyn, 1976 - 1991
 * New Zealand - Leslie Munro, 1962 - 1974; Sir Guy Powles, 1975 - 1990; Lord Cooke of Thorndon, 1993 - 2006
 * Nigeria - Sir Adetoklunbo A. Ademola, 1960 - 1975; Taslim O. Elias, 1976 - 1990
 * Norway - Terje Wold, 1964 - 1972; Torkel Opsahl, 1973 - 1988
 * Pakistan - Hatim Badrudin Tyabji, 1952 - 1971; Allah-Bakhash K. Brohi, 1972 - 1982; Dorab Patel, 1987 - 1992
 * Peru - Enrique Garcia-Sayan, 1970 - 1978; Guillermo Figallo, 1981 - 1991; Diego Garcia Sayan, 1991 - 2001
 * Philippines - Arturo Alafriz, 1958 - 1975; Roberto Concepcion, 1976 - 1986
 * Poland - Ewa Letwoska, 1995 - 2005
 * Puerto Rico - Luis Negron Fernandez, 1966 - 1976
 * Senegal - Isaac Forster, 1961 - 1972; Keba Mbaye, 1972 - 1987; Marie Jose Crespin, 1998 - 2003
 * South Africa - Joel Carlson, 1971 - 1981
 * South Korea - Ta i-Yung Lee, 1981 - 1997
 * Spain - Don Joaquin Ruiz-Gimenez, 1979 - 1995; Margarita Retuerdo Buades, 1995 - 2005
 * Sudan - Mohamed A. Abu Rannat, 1964 - 1975
 * Sweden - Axel Henrik Munktell, 1953 - 1963; Gustaf B.E. Petren, 1970 - 1985
 * Switzerland - Edouard Zellweger, 1952 - 1960
 * Tanzania - Juma Reginal Sawaya Mawalla, 1982 - 1997
 * Thailand - Chitti Tingsabadh, 1983 - 1993
 * Tunisia - Bahri Guiga, 1970 - 1980
 * United Kingdom - Lord Hartley Shawcross, 1954 - 1971; Rt. Hon. Lord Gerald Gardiner, 1971 - 1986; Geoffrey Elmer Garett, 1971 - 1987; Lord Scarman, 1987 - 1990; Niall MacDermot, 1990 - 1996
 * USA - Dudley Bonsal, 1953 - 1974; Benjamin R. Shute, 1959 - 1962; Eli Whitney Debevoise, 1962 - 1980; William Butler, 1975 - 1990; Anne- Marie Slaughter, 2003 - 2005
 * Uganda - Godfrey L. Binaisa, 1971 - 1981
 * Uruguay - Juan Jose Cabajal Victoria, 1954 - 1962; Alberto Ramon Real, 1973 - 1974; Adela Reta Sosa Diaz, 1987 - 1992; Alejandro Artucio Rodriguez, 2003 - 2005
 * Venezuela - Andres Aguilar Mawdsley, 1979 - 1995
 * Vietnam - Ngo Ba Thanh, 1974 - 1989
 * Zambia - Florence Ndepele Mumba, 1993 - 2003
 * Zimbabwe - Enoch Dumbutshena, 1990 - 2000

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