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Human Rights Education Library Library: Judges and Prosecutors


Title
: Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
Author(s): Seventh United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders
Publisher: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
Place of publication: Geneva
Year of publication: 1985
ISBN/ISSN: -
Language(s): English, French, Spanish
Keywords: guidelines, judiciary, judges, independence of the judiciary, rule of law, training, United Nations
Description: The Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary were formulated to assist United Nations Member States in their task of securing and promoting the independence of the judiciary should be taken into account and respected by governments within the framework of their national legislation and practice and be brought to the attention of judges, lawyers, members of the executive and the legislature and the public in general. The principles describe the role of judges in relation to the system of justice and to the importance of their selection, training and conduct.
Format: HTML
URL(s):
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/h_comp50.htm [15 K]
http://www.unhchr.ch/spanish/html/menu3/b/h_comp50_sp.htm [16 K] [español]
http://www.unhchr.ch/french/html/menu3/b/h_comp50_fr.htm [17 K] [français]