Take nothing for granted – legal privilege and internal investigations
The subject of legal professional privilege has been back in the spotlight recently, with the English Court of Appeal decision in SFO v. ENRC substantially reversing the original High Court decision. This stops the erosion of a fundamental legal principle: that a person can seek legal advice without fear that it might be disclosed to […]
Occupational hazards
Lawyers all over the world risk losing their liberty – and worse – when they seek to uphold fundamental human rights. Rayner reports
Iraq: Officials Threatening, Arresting Lawyers
Iraqi security officers are threatening, and in some cases arresting, lawyers seen to be providing legal assistance to Islamic State (ISIS) suspects and families perceived to be related to ISIS members, effectively denying them legal services, Human Rights Watch said.
Commission on Human Rights: Report on the sixty-first session
This report of the UN Commission on Human Rights includes a draft resolution and draft decisions recommended for adoption by the Economic and Social Council, and the resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission at its sixty-first session. The Commission refers to the Basic Principle on the Role of Lawyers as an important document with […]
Commission on Human Rights: Report on the sixty-first session
This report of the UN Commission on Human Rights includes a draft resolution and draft decisions recommended for adoption by the Economic and Social Council, and the resolutions and decisions adopted by the Commission at its sixty-first session. The Commission refers to the Basic Principle on the Role of Lawyers as an important document with […]
Integrity of the judicial system
In this resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the integrity of the judicial system, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system.
Integrity of the judicial system
In this resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the integrity of the judicial system, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system.
Report on the Sixtieth Session
In this report of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system and independence of lawyers.
Report on the Sixtieth Session
In this report of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system and independence of lawyers.
Integrity of the judicial system
In this resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the integrity of the judicial system, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system.
Integrity of the judicial system
In this resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the integrity of the judicial system, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system.
Integrity of the judicial system
In this resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the integrity of the judicial system, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system.
Integrity of the judicial system
In this resolution of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the integrity of the judicial system, the Commission refers to the Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers as an important document on the issue of integrity of the judicial system.
