The International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (IAJLJ) was founded in 1969. Among its founders were Supreme Court Justices Haim Cohn from Israel, Arthur Goldberg from the USA, and Nobel prize laureate Rene Cassin from France.

Membership in the Association is open to both Jewish and non Jewish lawyers and jurists.

The Association strives to promote Human Rights goals such as the prevention of war crimes, the punishment of war criminals, the prohibition of weapons of mass destruction, and international
co-operation based on the Rule of Law and the fair implementation of international covenants and conventions.

The Association particularly addresses issues that are on the agenda of the Jewish people everywhere, and is particularly committed to combat racism, xenophobia, anti-semitism and denial of the Holocaust.

The Association has a membership comprising lawyers, judges, judicial officers and jurists in the academia in more than 50 countries. It prides itself on arousing their awareness, recruiting their support and obtaining their voluntary participation in furtherance of its aims. Members are active both at the international level and in their respective countries, as the need arises.

The Association holds its tri-annual international congress in Jerusalem, as well as conferences and seminars in many other countries. It holds international conferences in various cities in Europe to commemorate Jewish lawyers and jurists who perished in the Holocaust and to mark their contribution to the legal systems of their respective countries. Three such conferences were held in Salonika, Berlin and Warsaw.

In January 2000 the Association held in Strasbourg a conference under the auspices of the Council of Europe and with the participation of high ranking officials of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the European Court of Human Rights.
Discussions were held on cooperation between our Association and the Council of Europe on the ways and means to combat racism, anti-Semitism and Denial of the Holocaust.

In August 2000 the Association held its first North American conference in Toronto, Canada on "Pursing Justice in the Global Village".

The last conference was held in Jerusalem at the end of December, 2001, on: "Standing by Israel in time of Emergency".

The Association has Category II Status as a non-governmental organization (NGO) at the United Nations, which enables it to participate in the deliberations of various UN bodies. In this capacity, the representative of the Association is actively involved in the work of the Commission of Human Rights in Geneva and of related bodies.

The Association publishes JUSTICE, a quarterly which is mailed to thousands of lawyers and jurists throughout the world and which examines a variety of relevant issues and current topics.

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