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." [1]

• 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

• 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

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Commissioners

• 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

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Honorary Members

• 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

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Past Members

• 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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