The present report concerns the ninth report of the Special Rapporteur submitted pursuant to the mandate created by Commission resolution 1994/41. The report contains chapters dealing with his methods of work, the international and regional standards he applied, some recent judicial decisions reflecting on the independence of the judiciary, the activities undertaken during the year, including promotional activities, situations in countries and territories, and his conclusions and recommendations. The Special Rapporteur concludes that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers among others have been applied as minimum benchmarks to measure the state of independence of judges and lawyers among member States and implementation among member States needs to be intensified.
The present report concerns the ninth report of the Special Rapporteur submitted pursuant to the mandate created by Commission resolution 1994/41. The report contains chapters dealing with his methods of work, the international and regional standards he applied, some recent judicial decisions reflecting on the independence of the judiciary, the activities undertaken during the year, including promotional activities, situations in countries and territories, and his conclusions and recommendations. The Special Rapporteur concludes that the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers among others have been applied as minimum benchmarks to measure the state of independence of judges and lawyers among member States and implementation among member States needs to be intensified.
