Justice (organisation)

Justice
Founded1957 (1957)
TypeCharitable organisation
Registration no.England and Wales: 1058580
Legal statusRegistered charity
FocusLaw reform, human rights
HeadquartersLondon
Area served
England and Wales
Chief executive
Fiona Rutherford
Websitehttps://www.justice.org.uk

Justice (stylised "JUSTICE") is a human rights and law reform organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is the British section of the International Commission of Jurists, the international human rights organisation of lawyers devoted to the legal protection of human rights worldwide.[1] Members of Justice are predominantly barristers and solicitors, judges, legal academics, and law students.

Justice is independent and all-party, having representatives of the three major political parties on its ruling Council. It is a registered charity under English law.[2]

Justice's chief executive is Fiona Rutherford,[3] and the chair of the JUSTICE Council is Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC.[4]

  1. ^ "Sections and Affiliates". International Commission of Jurists. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ^ "Justice (organisation), registered charity no. 1058580". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
  3. ^ Fouzder, Monidipa; Castro, Bianca (23 November 2021). "Senior MoJ official to lead influential legal thinktank". Law Gazette.
  4. ^ "Helena Kennedy QC - About Helena". www.helenakennedy.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-25.