A/RES/50/181
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1.
Reaffirms the importance of the full and effective implementation
of all United Nations standards on human rights in the administration of
justice;
2.
Acknowledges that the administration of justice, including law
enforcement and prosecutorial agencies and, especially, an independent
judiciary and legal profession in full conformity with applicable standards
contained in international human rights instruments, are essential to the full
and non-discriminatory realization of human rights and indispensable to
democratization processes and sustainable development;
3.
Once again reiterates its call to all Member States to spare no
effort in providing for effective legislative and other mechanisms and
procedures, as well as adequate resources, to ensure full implementation of
those standards;
4.
Appeals to Governments to include in their national development
plans the administration of justice as an integral part of the development
process and to allocate adequate resources for the provision of legal-aid
services with a view to the promotion and protection of human rights;
5.
Invites Governments to provide training in human rights in the
administration of justice, including juvenile justice, to all judges, lawyers,
prosecutors, social workers and other professionals concerned, including
police and immigration officers;
6.
Encourages States to make use of technical assistance offered by
the United Nations programmes of advisory services and technical assistance,
in order to strengthen national capacities and infrastructures in the field of
the administration of justice;
7.
Urges the Secretary-General to consider favourably requests by
States for assistance in the field of the administration of justice and to
strengthen system-wide coordination in this field, in particular between the
United Nations programme of advisory services and technical assistance in the
field of human rights and the technical cooperation and advisory services of
the United Nations crime prevention and criminal justice programme;
8.
Invites the international community
requests for financial and technical assistance
strengthening of the administration of justice,
promotion and protection of human rights in the
to respond favourably to
for the enhancement and
with a view to ensuring the
administration of justice;
9.
Calls upon special rapporteurs, special representatives and
working groups of the Commission on Human Rights to continue to give special
attention to questions relating to the effective protection of human rights in
the administration of justice and to provide, wherever appropriate, specific
recommendations in this regard, including proposals for concrete measures of
advisory services and technical assistance;
10.
Acknowledges the important role of the regional commissions,
specialized agencies and United Nations institutes in the area of human rights
and crime prevention and criminal justice, and of other organizations of the
United Nations system, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental
organizations, including national professional associations concerned with
promoting United Nations standards in this field;
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