Access to justice for people living in poverty 2012, para. 91
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States have a legal obligation to ensure that all individuals are able to access competent, impartial judicial and adjudicatory mechanisms equally and without discrimination. Access to justice is not only a fundamental right in itself, but it is an essential prerequisite for the protection and promotion of all other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights.
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Non-negotiated soft law
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Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights