A/HRC/RES/17/2
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
6 July 2011
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Seventeenth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Humnan Rights Council∗
17/2
Mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the independence of
judges and lawyers
The Human Rights Council,
Guided by articles 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
and articles 2, 4, 9, 14 and 26 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights,
and bearing in mind the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action,
Recalling the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary; the Basic
Principles on the Role of Lawyers; the Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors and the
Bangalore Principles of Judicial Conduct,
Convinced that an independent and impartial judiciary, an independent legal
profession and the integrity of the judicial system are essential prerequisites for the
protection of human rights and for ensuring that there is no discrimination in the
administration of justice,
Recalling all previous resolutions and decisions of the Commission on Human
Rights and the General Assembly on the independence of the judiciary and on the integrity
of the judicial system,
Recalling also its previous resolutions on this subject, resolutions 8/6 of 18 June
2008, 12/3 of 1 October 2009, 13/19 of 26 March 2010 and 15/3 of 29 September 2010,
Acknowledging the importance of the Special Rapporteur’s ability to cooperate
closely, within the framework of his or her mandate, with the Office of the United Nations
∗
The resolutions and decisions adopted by the Human Rights Council will be contained in the report of
the Council on its seventeenth session (A/HRC/17/2), chap. I.
GE.11-14499