Dear Colleagues,
The IAJ Secretariat-General received by President Tony Pagone a proposal for amendment of the Constitution and Regulations of the International Association of Judges (which follows the results of the works of the Presidency Committee in its last meetings in June and November 2020 by video link).
The amendments apply to cases when force majeure or other events prevent the regular running of IAJ‘s activities.
You can read the proposal at the link below, sent in accordance with art. 12 of the same Constitution.
The proposal intervenes on Articles 7, 8 and 12 of the Statutes and on Articles 3, 5, 7 and 13 of the Regulations to discipline the frequency of meetings of the Central Council, the extension of mandates conferred by elections, the suspension of the monitoring procedure that might be affected, and in fact were affected, by situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The amendment would also retrospectively cover the decision to prolongate the mandate of the Presidency Committee and of the Secretariat-General of one year, until next meeting of the Central Council. It would also change the rules on the quorum for votes of the Central Council and sets out rules for the conduct of meetings by videoconference.
The President’s proposal will be included in the agenda for the discussion and vote by the Central Council in its meeting originally scheduled in San José (Costa Rica) in September 2021, but which will be probably held by video link (days to be communicated).
Yours sincerely,
Giacomo Oberto
Secretary-General of the IAJ