Special Rapporteur of the Commission on Human Rights on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers

International Standards

- Universal Declaration of Human Rights

-International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

- International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)

- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

- Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

- Convention on the Rights of the Child

- Convention relating to the Status of Refugees

- Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons

- Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary

- Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers

- Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors

 

Regional Standards

- European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

- American Convention on Human Rights