Human Rights in the Administration of Justice

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A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 12 Report of the Economic and Social Council, published in 1987.

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28 documents · 1972–2024

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2024	A/RES/79/172	Human rights in the administration of justice	5,084	–
2023	A/RES/77/219	Human rights in the administration of justice	4,516	–
2020	A/RES/75/185	Human rights in the administration of justice	4,229	–
2019	A/RES/73/177	Human rights in the administration of justice	3,780	–
2017	A/RES/71/188	Human rights in the administration of justice	3,318	–

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12 subjects

Administration of Justice Capital Punishment Cooperation Between Organizations Criminal Justice Extralegal Executions Human Rights Inter-Agency Cooperation Judicial Independence Lawyers Standards Summary Executions Torture and Other Cruel Treatment

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9 operative paragraphs

Deplores the continued use of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, prohibited under international law, and strongly condemns the practice of summary or arbitrary executions;

Welcomes the recommendations made by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1986/10 on the more effective application of the Declaration of Basic Principies of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, the Basic Principies on the Independence of the Judiciary, the Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty;

Welcomes a/so the recommendations made by the Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1986/10 on the prevention and investigation of extra-legal, arbitrary or summary executions and on new developments in the area of human rights in criminal justice and international co-operation, including the role of lawyers and model agreements in criminal justice;

Encourages the Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities of the Commission on Human Rights to give urgent consideration to the issue of the independence and impartiality of the judiciary, jurors and assessors and the independence of lawyers, taking into account the report of its Special Rapporteur on this subject; 146 5.

Reiterates its call upon Member States to spare no effort in providing for adequate mechanisms, procedures and resources so as to ensure the more effective implementation of existing standards, both in legislation and in practice;

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Requests the Secretary-General to continue to assist Member States, at their request, in implementing these standards;

Also requests the Secretary-General to continue to employ his best endeavours in cases where the safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty are violated and to give his full support to the Special Rapporteur of the Sub-Commission so as to permit him to respond effectively to such violations and to promote the safeguards;

Requests the Economic and Social Council and, through it, the Committee on Crime Prevention and Control to keep these matters under constant review and to continue to give special attention to effective ways and means of implementing existing standards and to new developments in this arca;

Invites the specialized agencies and other organizatiorn, of the U nited Nations system, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations concerned, to cnntinue to co-operate with the Secretary-General in these endeavours;

Decides to consider at its forty-second session the question of human rights in the administration of justice.

140 !bid., Thirty-ninth Session, Supplnnent No. / (A/ 39/ 1 ).

141 Resolution 39/46, annex.

142 Resolution 40/34, annex.

143 Sec Seventh United Nario11s Congrn., un rhe Prevenriun of Cnme and rhe Trearmenr of Offinders. Mi/an. 26 Augusr-6 Seplember /985: report prepared by rhe Sccretariar (Unitcd Nations puhlication, Sale, No. E.86.IV.J), chap. l, sect. E.IS 144 !bid., sect. D.2.

145 Firsr United Natio11s Congress 011 rhc Preventiun of Crime and rhe Treatment of OJJender.1, Geneva, 22 Augu.11-3 Seprember /955: reporr prepared by rhe Secretariar (United Nations puhlication, Sales No. 1956.IV.4), anncx IA.

14, E/CN.4/Suh.2/19H5/18 and Add.1-h.

VI.

ANNEX

Recommended measures for the celebration of the fortieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights l.

The following measures are recommended for possible action at t he national level: (a)

Formal proclamation of 10 December 1988 as Human Rights Day;

(b) lssuance of special messages on 10 December 1988 by heads of State or Government or other prominent civil personalities;

(e) Spccial meetings of parliamentary and other public and prívate institutions on Human Rights Da}.:

(d) Special ..:onsideration by States which have not yet ratified or acceded to the international instruments of the United Nations in the field of human rights to become parties to those instruments;

(e) Establishment or strengthemng of national or local institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights and encouragement of teaching programmes on human rights at various educational levels;

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Dissemination of the text of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in national languages, including the languages of minorities;

(g) Issuance during 1988 of human rights postage stamps, first-day covers and special cancellations;

(h) Participation by non-governmental organizations in the celebration of the anniversary, and the organization of activities by such organizations;

(1) Organization of activities within the framework and in support of curren! decades and international years being prepared on human rights issues.

It is rewmmended that the following measures, among others, should be taken by the Secretary-General at the United Nations leve!:

(a) Issuance by 10 December 1988 of updated versions in ali official languages of the United Nations of the publication entitled Human Rights: A Compilation of lnternational lnstruments; 113 lssuance by 10 December 1988 of updated versions in ali official (b) languages of the United Nations of the publication entitled United Nations Action in the Field of Human Rights: 141 (e)

Organization of commemorative events, as in past practice, at United Nations Headquarters and at the United Nations Offices at Geneva and Vienna, as well as at Nairobi and at United Nations information centres, on or around 10 December 1988;

(d) Organization in 1988, within the framework of the programme of advisory services in the field ofhuman rights, of an international seminar 011 the teaching of human rights;

(e) Adoption of arrangements for the award of human rights prizes, as envisaged in recommendation C of the annex to General Assembly resolution 2217 A (XXI) of 19 December 1966.

147 llnited Nations publication. Sales No. E.83.XIV.2.

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