Rule of law, judges 'under attack' in many countries, Canada's chief justice says burnabynow.com/national-news/… via Burnaby NOW News

ENCJ Declaration:Confronting Threats to the #RuleofLaw Riga 4-6 June 2025 "Constant vigilance is necessary from the Councils for the Judiciary to identify promptly any threat to #judicialindependence and any development which might tend to undermine the RoL" MEDEL

Un grand plaisir, et un réel honneur, vendredi passé, de rencontrer M. Jacques Boulard, Premier président de la Cour d’appel de Paris. Nous avons eu un échange aussi stimulant que cordial, abordant des sujets majeurs comme l’intelligence artificielle, l’évolution de la justice,

🎥 #HRC59 | The ICJ shares concerns at the upsurge of attacks on independent judges, lawyers  and judicial systems in many countries. We join calls for accountability in #Guatemala and #Tunisia, and urge protection for those defending the rule of law. 👉icj.org/hrc59-statemen…

1/4 New Podcast Episode Out Now! 📢 Judges as the Enemy, Politicized Justice – the first episode in our series Backsliding Democracies: The Role of the Judiciary – is now live across all major platforms.

2/4 Around the world, political attacks on the judiciary are intensifying. But what lies behind these tactics? Are they part of broader strategies to dismantle democratic checks and balances?

3/4 In this episode • The causes and goals of political discourse targeting judges • How to distinguish legitimate critique from attempts to undermine j. independence • Options courts have when navigating attacks • The broader consequences for democracy and the rule of law

4/4🎧 Listen now on: «Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcast, Youtube or backslidingdemocracies.org/podcast_01 » 🔗 Stay engaged. Stay informed: register for the newsletter on backslidingdemocracies.org on a new line.

🇺🇸⚖️“The lawsuit filed by the Trump administration against the district’s chief judge and 14 other federal judges who serve on the bench in Maryland makes clear how strained the relationship between the executive and judicial branches has become.” ⚖️ 🇺🇸tinyurl.com/37yu5e8e

📣 Impressive line-up on an urgent topic: 🛑 The Path to Authoritarianism – Backsliding Democracies and the Role of the Institutions ⚖️  📅Monday, July 7, 2025 🕓 4:00 – 5:50 PM (CEST) ✅ Registration required: backslidingdemocracies.org/registration Judges for Judges is a proud supporter!

L'intervento di Tamara Trotman, presidente della fondazione Judges for Judges Judges for Judges, al 40° anniversario della fondazione di MEDEL 🇮🇹 Speech by Tamara Trotman, president of Judges for Judges, at MEDEL 40th anniversary conference 🇬🇧 questionegiustizia.it/articolo/inter…

#Montenegro: In light of recent events, I reiterate my call, made most recently on July 1 in Podgorica, to political leaders to refrain from interfering in the independence of the judiciary through the denigration of lawyers and judges. As the Bar Association has noted, the Basic

#USA — Deeply disturbing news that the US has imposed sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Act against Brazilian Federal Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, solely for his judicial actions. Under international law, the judiciary must be protected from

#USA: Federal court blocks enforcement of #ICC sanctions against 3 law profs who risked criminal or civil penalties for their work w/ICC Prosecutor, concluding that punishing them for assisting the Prosecutor would violate their right to freedom of speech: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

We are proud to share the recording of the webinar we co-organised with Volunteer Jurists and SIfJ Schweizerisches Institut für Judikative : “The Path to Autoritarianism - Backsliding Democracies & Role of Institutions” 👉🏻youtu.be/zmkom-VrDdA Thank you Margaret Satterthwaite , Laurent Pech 🇺🇦 , Petra Bárd and thomas stadelmann

🇺🇸⚖️The theme of the latest Speak Up for Justice webinar (31 July) is, “Judges Break Their Silence: Attacks, Intimidation, and Threats to Democracy.” A panel of federal judges and legal advocates speaking out! ⚖️🇺🇸You can watch the recording via this 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/speakupfor…

🇨🇴⚖️Happy to present the Report of the VIII Visit of the International Caravan of Jurists on Challenges in Accessing Justice today at the Embassy of Colombia in The Hague. Constructive discussion re the Recommendations to the Colombian state and to the international community.

“Nowy prezydent w pierwszym orędziu zapowiedział,że pójdzie na zwarcie z rządem Tuska ws. sądów i prokuratury.Chce decydować o wymiarze sprawiedliwości i o tym,który sędzia awansuje, choć takich kompetencji nie daje mu Konstytucja”oko.press/nawrocki-stawi… OKO.press Mariusz Jałoszewski