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

A/HRC/RES/8/6View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2008.

What other versions does this mandate have?

5 versions · 2008–2020

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/44/8

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?

8 subjects

Advisory Services Fact-Finding Missions Judges Judicial Independence Judicial System Lawyers Special Rapporteurs Technical Cooperation

What’s in this document?

13 operative paragraphs

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

Decides to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur for a period of three years, and requests the Special Rapporteur:

To inquire into any substantial allegations transmitted to him or her and to report his or her conclusions and recommendations thereon;

To identify and record not only attacks on the independence of the judiciary, lawyers and court officials but also progress achieved in protecting and enhancing their independence, and make concrete recommendations, including the provision of advisory services or technical assistance when they are requested by the State concerned;

To identify ways and means to improve the judicial system, and make concrete recommendations thereon;

To study, for the purpose of making proposals, important and topical questions of principle with a view to protecting and enhancing the independence of the judiciary and lawyers and court officials;

To apply a gender perspective in his or her work;

To continue to cooperate closely, while avoiding duplication, with relevant United Nations bodies, mandates and mechanisms and with regional organizations;

To report regularly to the Council in accordance with its programme of work, and annually to the General Assembly;

Urges all Governments to cooperate with and assist the Special Rapporteur in the performance of his or her tasks, to provide all information and to respond to communications transmitted to them by the Special Rapporteur without undue delay;

Calls upon Governments to give serious consideration to responding favourably to the requests of the Special Rapporteur to visit their countries, and urges them to enter into a constructive dialogue with the Special Rapporteur with respect to the follow-up to and implementation of his or her recommendations so as to enable him or her to fulfil his or her mandate even more effectively;

Requests the Secretary-General and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide all the assistance to the Special Rapporteur 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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