Paragraph 6 (‘International Law and the Independence of Lawyers’) of Chapter 4 of ‘Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers’ (United Nations Publications, 2003) entiled ‘Independence and impartiality of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers’ refers to the Basic Principles by stating that lawyers constitute the third fundamental pillar for maintaining the rule of law in a democratic society and ensuring the efficient protection of human rights. It goes on to highlight Basic Principles 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 29.
Paragraph 6 (‘International Law and the Independence of Lawyers’) of Chapter 4 of ‘Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers’ (United Nations Publications, 2003) entiled ‘Independence and impartiality of judges, prosecutors, and lawyers’ refers to the Basic Principles by stating that lawyers constitute the third fundamental pillar for maintaining the rule of law in a democratic society and ensuring the efficient protection of human rights. It goes on to highlight Basic Principles 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28 and 29.
