This is the final report on the Supplementary Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (SHDM) held by the OSCE. In discussing the role of defence lawers in guaranteeing a fair trail, several speakers on the meeting referred to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, for “The UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers (1990) emphasize the importance of the right to access lawyers and legal services, the special safeguards that should exist in criminal cases, and the need to guarantee both training for lawyers and open, non-discriminatory admission to the practice of law”.
This is the final report on the Supplementary Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (SHDM) held by the OSCE. In discussing the role of defence lawers in guaranteeing a fair trail, several speakers on the meeting referred to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers, for “The UN Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers (1990) emphasize the importance of the right to access lawyers and legal services, the special safeguards that should exist in criminal cases, and the need to guarantee both training for lawyers and open, non-discriminatory admission to the practice of law”.