The Special Rapporteur prepared a questionnaire calling for contributions from States, international and regional human rights bodies, professional associations of judges and lawyers, and civil society organizations.

The questionnaire was available in English | Français | Español.

The following States and non-State actors provided written contributions to the preparation of the report.

States

• Albania
• Algeria
• Andorra
• Argentina
• Armenia
• Austria
• Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Brazil
• Brunei Darussalam
• Chile
• Croatia
• Ecuador
• Estonia
• Fiji
• Finland
• Georgia
• Greece
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• Hungary
• Ireland
• Italy
• Kazakhstan
• Kyrgyzstan
• Latvia
• Lebanon: 1, 2
• Macao, China
• Malaysia
• Maldives: 1, 2
• Malta
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• North Macedonia
• Qatar
• Republic of Moldova
• Romania: 1, 2
• Russian Federation
• Rwanda
• Saudi Arabia
• Singapore
• Slovenia: 1, 2
• South Africa
• Switzerland
• Syrian Arab Republic
• Turkey
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
• United States of America

Associations of judges and magistrates

• Association of Brazilian Magistrates
• Association of European Administrative Judges (Austria, Croatia, Germany, Italy,
• Luxembourg, Portugal, Slovenia and the United Kingdom)
• Association of judges in Finland/Association of Finnish lawyers
• Association of judges of the Republic of Armenia
• Cyprus Judges Association
• German judges' association
• Judges' association of Serbia
• Latvian association of judges
• Asociación Profesional de la Magistratura (Spain)
• Swedish judges association
• Union of judges of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Civil society organizations

• Comisión de Derechos Humanos de la Ciudad de México
• International Bar Association, Human Rights Institute
• International Commission of Jurists
• Maat Foundation for Peace, Development and Human Rights (Middle East)
• Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders
• Partners for Transparency (Turkey)
• Women's Link Worldwide
• Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
• Castan Center for Human Rights Law

Intergovernmental organizations

• Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
• European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)