Strengthening the Rule of Law

A/RES/48/132View PDF

Who adopted this document and its mandates?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 114b Human rights questions, including alternative approaches for improving the effective enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedom, published in 1994.

What subjects does this mandate have?

17 subjects

Conferences Declarations Financial Assistance Human Rights Human Rights Advancement Human Rights Education Human Rights Institutions Institution Building Judges Law Enforcement Officials Lawyers Prison Reform Programmes of Action Recommendations Rule of Law Technical Cooperation Training Programmes

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Resolution 217 A (III).

Endorses the recommendation of the World Conference on Human Rights that a comprehensive programme be established within the United Nations and under the coordination of the Centre for Human Rights of the Secretariat, with a view to helping States in the task of building and strengthening adequate national structures which have a direct impact on the overall observance of human rights and the maintenance of the rule of law; 5/

Expresses its conviction that such a programme should be able to provide, upon the request of the interested Government, technical and financial assistance for the implementation of national plans of action as well as specific projects for the reform of penal and correctional establishments and the education and training of lawyers, judges and security forces in human rights, and in any other sphere of activity relevant to the good functioning of the rule of law;

Requests the Secretary-General, in accordance with the request contained in section II, paragraph 70, of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, 4/ to submit concrete proposals to the General Assembly at its forty-ninth session containing alternatives for the establishment, structure, operational modalities and funding of the proposed programme, taking into account existing programmes and activities already undertaken by the Centre for Human Rights;

See Official Records of the Economic and Social Council, 1992, Supplement No. 2 (E/1992/22), chap. II, sect. A.

Ibid., 1993, Supplement No. 3 (E/1993/23), chap. II, sect. A.

A/CONF.157/24 (Part I), chap. III.

Ibid., sect. II, para. 69.

Requests the Commission on Human Rights to remain actively seized of this question, with a view to further elaborating the outline of the proposed programme;

Decides to continue its consideration of this question at its forty-ninth session in the light of the proposals of the Secretary-General.

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