Please find here enclosed a letter from the Board of the Provident Fund.

The IAJ has released its February 2021 newsletter, which you can read in full here.

The second study commission for the year 2021 is going ahead. You can see the questionnaire here.

The fourth study commission for the year 2021 is going ahead. You can see the questionnaire here.

We received yesterday a message from one of the very many colleagues who are still unlawfully detained in Turkish prisons, for the simple “crime” of having kept their backbones upright and defended judicial independence, as well as the dignity of their—of our!—profession. Read the letter here.

United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), Working Group VI (Judicial Sale of Ships), 37th session. As this may be of interest to judges working in this area, a report on this working group session, held virtually in Vienna mid-December 2020, can be found within this article.

On 19 November 2020, the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) of the Council of Europe adopted CCPE Opinion No. 15 (2020), on the role of prosecutors in emergency situations, in particular when facing a pandemic.

Building upon UNESCO's training of over 17,000 Judges in more than 60 countries through courses on freedom of expression, access to information, and safety of journalists, UNESCO, in cooperation with several global partners, is developing a global online course in seven languages on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Rule of Law.

Following a recent meeting by video link with the members of the Presidency Committee (PC), a decision has been made about the IAJ monitoring procedure.

On November 13th, 2020, a meeting of the IAJ Presidency Committee took place by video link. After consultations with the IAJ Presidency Committee, the Secretary-General has decided to issue the following communiqué in order to inform all member associations about the decisions adopted on that occasion.

Read the IAJ’s response to the 5 March 2020 decision by the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Appeals Chamber, which authorised a probe of alleged war crimes in Afghanistan committed by all sides in the conflict, including American forces, the US administration announced it was launching an economic and legal offensive against the court.

Written by judges for judges the Handbook on EU Civil Law has just been published by the IAJ. This most helpful-handbook, written in English, provides a good reference for all judges about EU Civil Law. Download your copy.

The IAJ Secretariat-General received by President Tony Pagone a proposal for amendment of the constitution and regulations of the International Association of Judges (IAJ). The amendments apply to cases when force majeure or other events prevent the regular running of IAJ‘s activities. See the amendments.