THE LEGAL ARM FOR THE JEWISH PEOPLE
FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS, JEWISH LAWYERS AND JURISTS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS EVERYWHERE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO COMBATING ANTISEMITISM, RACISM, XENOPHOBIA, HOLOCAUST DENIAL AND THE DELEGITIMIZATION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL.
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LAWYERS DIRECTORY
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The Founding Fathers of IJL
Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
René Cassin (1887–1976)
“The exploitation of women; disregard for freedom of conscience and for freedom of speech; [and] widespread and racial discrimination – all these evils are far too prevalent to be overlooked.”
Supreme Court Justice of Israel
Haim Cohn (1911-2002)
“The distortion of justice, even if for a good cause, is a deep and contagious disease, which can consume every worthy part of the legal system.”
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Arthur Goldberg (1908–1990)
“Law not served by power is an illusion, but power not ruled by law is a menace which our nuclear age cannot afford.”