Overview
Lobbying Costs
250,000€
Financial year: Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5 Fte (4)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
1
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ)
EU Transparency Register
941916711102-62 First registered on 13 May 2013
Goals / Remit
Composed of 60 eminent judges and lawyers from all regions of the world, the International Commission of Jurists promotes and protects human rights through the Rule of Law, by using its unique legal expertise to develop and strengthen national and international justice systems. Established in 1952 and active on the five continents, the ICJ aims to ensure the progressive development and effective implementation of international human rights and international humanitarian law; secure the realization of civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights; safeguard the separation of powers; and guarantee the independence of the judiciary and legal profession.
The ICJ strives for:
- A world in which, through the Rule of Law, a just, democratic and peaceful society is achieved, arbitrary exercise of power is prevented, rights and freedoms are expanded, and social justice is embraced.
- A world in which, through the Rule of Law, everyone is able to realise and exercise, w (...)Main EU files targeted
- Protection of international human rights law in the EU
- Protection of the Rule of Law and implementation of Article 7 TEU and the Rule of Law Framework
- Implementation of EU law in the field of migration and asylum and revision of Common European Asylum System (CEAS)
- Implementation of Directive on Combatting Terrorism
- EU accession to the ECHR
- EU (EEAS) human rights policies and dialogues with third countries, especially in the EU neighbourhood and Central Asia.Address
Head Office
Rue des Buis, 3
Geneva 1211
SWITZERLANDEU Office
66 Rue de la Source
Brussels 1060
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People
Total lobbyists declared
4
Employment time Lobbyists 100% 3 50% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
3.5
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
All Lobbyists with EP accreditation over time
0 accreditations were / are live (in bold) for the selected state of 24 Jun 2021
Name Start date End Date Ms Gryte KULIEŠIŪTĖ-PIRLOT 08 Feb 2020 06 Feb 2021 Ms Cassandra BOCKSTAEL 23 Jan 2020 01 Jul 2020 Ms Karolína Babická 23 Oct 2019 23 Oct 2020 Ms Roisin Marie PILLAY 11 Sep 2019 11 Sep 2020 Ms Louise JANSSENS 27 Feb 2019 01 Sep 2019 Ms Karolína Babická 06 Nov 2018 23 Oct 2019 Ms Dorottya PEDRYC 10 Jul 2018 01 Feb 2019 Ms Roisin Marie PILLAY 03 May 2018 03 May 2019 Mr Kevin TORO SÁNCHEZ 12 Feb 2018 01 Sep 2018 Ms Karolína Babická 27 Oct 2017 26 Oct 2018 Ms Roisin Pillay 20 Mar 2017 07 Mar 2018 Ms Hélène Debaty 07 Feb 2017 04 Jul 2017 Ms Martyna BALCIUNAITE 30 Sep 2016 24 Feb 2017 Ms Karolína Babická 15 Sep 2016 14 Sep 2017 Ms Tanja Fachathaler 19 Jan 2016 18 Jul 2016 Ms Roisin Pillay 14 Oct 2015 12 Oct 2016 Ms Tessa Antonia Schrempf 14 Feb 2015 12 Jul 2015 Mr Massimo Frigo 12 Sep 2014 10 Sep 2015 Ms Roisin Pillay 12 Sep 2014 10 Sep 2015 Ms Ellen Gorris 01 Aug 2014 31 Oct 2014 Ms Ellen Gorris 13 Feb 2014 12 Jul 2014 Ms Roisin Pillay 19 Jul 2013 16 Jul 2014 Mr Massimo Frigo 17 Jul 2013 16 Jul 2014 Complementary Information
3 permanent members of staff and an intern are regularly involved in research and advocacy related to the EU. None of them currently has renewed access pass to EP premises due to the COVID pandemic situation in recent year).
The ICJ employs about 100 staff and consultants worldwide, whose work may also inform engagement with EU institutions.Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
III - Non-governmental organisations
Subcategory
Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
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Networking
Affiliation
Member of the International Legal Assistance Consortium (ILAC): http://www.ilacnet.org/member-organisations/
Member of the Human Rights and Democracy Network: https://hrdn.eu/about-us/members/
Member of Frontex consultative forum, and the FRA Fundamental Rights Platform
Member of EPAM, the European NGO Platform on Asylum and MigrationMember organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Closed financial year
Jan 2020 - Dec 2020
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
250,000€
EU grant income for closed financial year
1,647,119 € (Source: DG DEVCO + DG Justice)
Other financial info
Active EC-funded grants as of June 2021
(The specified budget for each grant is for the entire grant period):
- EUR 1,850,000 - Strengthening Judicial Reform in Zimbabwe, EUD in Zimbabwe (2017-2021)
- EUR 3,000,000 - Consolidating civil society’s role in the transition from African human rights standards to practice, DEVCO (2017-2021)
- EUR 300,000 - Strengthening the Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Eswatini (2019-2021)
- EUR 400,000 - Advancing Civil Society in promoting ESCr standards (ACCESS) in Uzbekistan (2018-2021)
- EUR 709,418 - FAIR PLUS: Fostering Access to Immigrant’s Rights– Practical training for Lawyers and judges (2018-2021)
- EUR 140,999 - Procedural Rights for All Children in Justice – PRACTICE (2020-2021)
- EUR 116,934 - Enhancing Legal Protection of Migrants Rights in Kazakhstan (2019-2021)
- EUR 997,750 - Promoting Justice for extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearances in Colombia, Guatemala and Peru (2018-2021)
-EUR 481,361 - Children's Alternatives to Detention protecting their Rights in Europe - CADRE (2021-2023)
-EUR 71,061 - Shields for Human Rights Defenders - Support HRDs in the Republic of Moldova European Commission (2021-2024)
-EUR 382,847 - Using Law for Environmental Advocacy and Defence - U-LEAD (2021-2023)
- EUR 387,500 - EQUAL Uzbekistan (2021-2024)
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EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Communication activities
- Briefing papers on EU legislative proposals
- Training and discussion seminars and materials in EU Member States on EU law and the EU Charter of fundamental rights, in light of international law, in particular on migration and human rights (FAIR plus project), the rights of migrant children (FAIR project), counter-terrorism and human rights (JUSTICE project), juvenile justice (PRACTICE project) and judicial independence and the rule of law
- Practitioners Guides on EU and international human rights law.Other activities
The ICJ has regularly published analyses of EU legislative initiatives, including proposals for revision of the CEAS, and the Regulation on Sea Borders Surveillance and proposals in the field of criminal justice and counter-terrorism. The ICJ has analysed these measures in light of the international human rights law obligations of EU Member States, and made proposals for amendments to ensure effective protection of human rights.
The ICJ has regularly commented on rule of law issues in the EU and on EU frameworks and systems for rule of law protection, including by responding to the European Commission on the Rule of Law Consultation.
As an observer organisation of the Council of Europe Steering Committee on Human Rights, the ICJ has followed negotiations on the accession agreement and has participated in consultation meetings in Strasbourg on the draft agreement.
The ICJ is a member of the FRONTEX consultative forum on fundamental rights, since the establishment of the forum in 2012. It is also a member of the Human Rights and Democracy (HRDN) network and EPAM, the European NGO Platform on Asylum and Migration. The ICJ is a member of the Fundamental Rights Agency Fundamental Rights Platform.- Meetings
Meetings
1 meetings found. Download meetings
The list below only covers meetings held since November 2014 with commissioners, their cabinet members or directors-general at the European Commission; other lobby meetings with lower-level staff may have taken place, but the European Commission doesn't proactively publish information about these meetings. For more information about which commissioner is responsible for which portfolio, check out this link: https://commissioners.ec.europa.eu/index_en All information below comes from European Commission web pages.
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Date 17 Feb 2016 Location Brussels Subject Roundtable Fundamental Rights Cabinet Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans Portfolio Better Regulation, Interinstitutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights Attending - Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)
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