A Global Declaration for Judicial Independence
Adopted in 1983, the Montréal Declaration affirms the global principle of judicial independence as essential to justice, democracy, and human rights.
The Montreal Declaration
Montreal Declaration, The Universal Declaration on The Independence of Justice was unanimously adopted at the final plenary session of the first world conference on the independence of justice held at montreal (quebec, canada) on june 10th, 1983
Montreal Conference 1983
The first World Conference on the Independence of Justice was held in Montreal in 1983, uniting over 130 jurists to adopt a Universal Declaration on Judicial Independence.
Montreal Publications
Shimon Shetreet and Jules Deschenes, Judicial Independence: The Contemporary Debate (1985 Martinus Nijhoff).
Montreal Participants
Over 130 distinguished jurists took part in the Montreal Conference, including the chairs of five key commissions and other international contributors.
The conference was chaired by Chief Justice Jules Deschênes and brought together leading judges, lawyers, and legal scholars from around the world.
