Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

A/HRC/RES/44/8View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, under agenda item 3 Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2020.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2008–2020

Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2020	A/HRC/RES/44/8	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers	419	96%Compare
2017	A/HRC/RES/35/11	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers	421	91%Compare
2014	A/HRC/RES/26/7	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers	405	32%Compare
2011	A/HRC/RES/17/2	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers	690	90%Compare
2008	A/HRC/RES/8/6	Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers	682	–

What subjects does this mandate have?

4 subjects

Judges Judicial Independence Lawyers Special Rapporteurs

What’s in this document?

6 operative paragraphs

Commends the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers for the important work undertaken in the discharge of the mandate;

Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers for a period of three years, on the same terms as provided by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 35/11 of 22 June 2017;

Urges all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his or her tasks, to provide all necessary information requested by him or her, to respond to communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur without undue delay, to consider responding favourably to his or her requests for visits and to consider implementing his or her recommendations;

Encourages the United Nations, including its specialized agencies, as well as regional organizations, national human rights institutions, independent experts, bar associations, professional associations of judges and prosecutors, non-governmental organizations and other relevant stakeholders, to cooperate to the fullest extent possible with the Special Rapporteur in the fulfilment of his or her mandate;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide the Special Rapporteur with all the human and financial resources necessary for the effective fulfilment of his or her mandate;

Decides to continue consideration of this issue in accordance with its annual programme of work.

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