Lexicon Juret provides specialised legal advice, expert opinions and litigation support in matters concerning international human rights law, humanitarian law, refugee law and international legal instruments.
Our practice draws upon the principal international and regional human rights frameworks, including the Charter of the United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees, Convention Against Torture and Other relevant United Nations human rights conventions and instruments.
We also advise on regional human rights systems, including the European Convention on Human Rights and the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, American Convention on Human Rights and the Inter-American human rights system, and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African regional human rights system.
Lexicon Juret provides expert legal opinions, comparative legal analysis, treaty interpretation, legal research, case assessment and strategic advice concerning alleged violations of internationally recognised human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Our lawyers assist in matters involving refugee protection, asylum and non-refoulement, freedom of expression, right to life, liberty and security, fair trial rights, prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment, discrimination, arbitrary detention, family and private life, political and civil rights, socio-economic rights and other internationally protected rights.
We also provide assistance in assessing the applicability of international conventions and treaties to particular cases, identifying relevant international and regional jurisprudence, preparing legal opinions and submissions, and developing litigation and advocacy strategies before appropriate domestic courts, international and regional human rights mechanisms, tribunals and other competent forums.
Where appropriate, Lexicon Juret may coordinate with international counsel, foreign lawyers, human rights organisations, researchers and specialist experts in matters involving multiple jurisdictions or international mechanisms.
Our objective is to provide clients with authoritative, research-based and practically applicable legal analysis of international human rights and refugee law, and to assist in pursuing appropriate legal remedies and protections under applicable domestic and international law.