The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) is convening a consultation on draft Principles and Guidelines on the role of judges and lawyers in relation to large movements of refugees and migrants.
The event takes place in Geneva on Thursday, 9 March 2017, 15:00 – 16:30 at the Palais des Nations, Room XXI.
At this side event the ICJ will present and seek feedback from States and civil society on draft ICJ Principles on the Role of Judges and Lawyers in relation to Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants.
The draft Principles have been developed by the ICJ on the basis of consultations with senior judges, lawyers, and legal scholars working in the field of international refugee and migration law. The ICJ plans to launch the final version of the Principles, with accompanying guidance, during the 35th regular session of the Human Rights Council in June 2017.
The draft ICJ Principles seek to help judges and lawyers, as well as legislators and other government officials, better secure human rights and the rule of law in the context of large movements of refugees and migrants. They are intended to complement existing relevant legal and other international instruments, as well as the Principles and practical guidance on the protection of the human rights of migrants in vulnerable situations within large and/or mixed movements being developed by the OHCHR.
The draft Principles are available for download in PDF and Word format.
Written feedback on the draft ICJ Principles is also welcome, until 14 April 2017 by email to un(a)icj.org.
More information about the earlier consultations and overall process of development of the Principles is available here.