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Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Facilitator’s Guide on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers (part of the Human Rights in the Administration of Justice Training Package)
Published
01 January 2011
Focus
Administration of justice
The Human Rights in the Administration of Justice Training Package comprises a Manual, an Addendum to the Manual on Major Recent Developments (2003-07) and a Facilitator’s Guide. It is the result of a joint endeavour of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the International Bar Association (IBA).
The training package aims to provide a comprehensive core curriculum on international human rights standards for legal professionals. Readers of the Manual (published in 2003) are offered basic information on international human rights law and the jurisprudence of universal and regional bodies and national courts. Each module addresses a specific human rights area. In view of the nature of the legal professions, the Manual should have multiple applications: as a training material for collective exercises; a resource tool for carrying out individual studies; and as a reference source for the interpretation and application of the law.
The Addendum to the Manual on Major Recent Developments (2003-07, published in 2008) serves to update the Manual with changes to information on international human rights law and the jurisprudence of universal and regional bodies and national courts between the years 2003 and 2007.
The Manual is complemented by a Facilitator’s Guide (published in 2011, below), which seeks to assist training facilitators and resource persons engaged in organizing training workshops or courses – from the planning stage to the final evaluation. For each of the Manual’s modules, the Facilitator’s Guide includes suggested training aids such as presentation slides, exercises, case studies and role plays (also available below). The publication is based on an interactive training methodology that encourages participants to play an active role, contributing their professional expertise to the joint study on how to apply international human rights standards effectively.
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Published jointly by OHCHR with the International Bar Association
ISSN:
1020-1688
Print format:
A4
Versions
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Handouts
1-2-3: Resource list
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4-1: Key legal provisions
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4-2: The Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
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4-3: Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors
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4-4: Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
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5.1: Key provisions of international and regional instruments
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6-1: Key provisions of international and regional instruments
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7-1: Key provisions of international and regional instruments
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8-2: The Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners, 1990
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8-4: The Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care, 1991
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9-1: The United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non-custodial Measures (Tokyo Rules), 1990
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9-3: The Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, 1985
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11-1: Selected international legal instruments for the protection of the economic, social and cultural rights of women and girls
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11-2: Selected books, reports and websites on women’s and girls’ issues
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13-1: Human rights and the prohibition of discrimination
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14-1: Selected conventions adopted by the International Labour Organization
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14-2: General comments adopted by the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on the interpretation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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14-3: Selected international legal provisions guaranteeing the right to housing
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14-4: Selected international legal provisions guaranteeing the right to health
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15-1: Selected books, reports and websites regarding victims of crime and human rights violations
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15-2: United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, 2000: Article 6 of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children
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Slides (PDF)
Chapter 1: International human rights law and the role of the legal professions: A general introduction
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Chapters 2-3: The major universal human rights instruments and the mechanisms for their implementation
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Chapter 4: Independence and impartiality of judges, prosecutors and lawyers
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Chapter 5: Human rights and arrest, pretrial detention and administrative detention
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Chapter 6: The right to a fair trial Part I: from investigation to trial
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Chapter 7: The right to a fair trial Part II: from trial to final judgement
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Chapter 8: International legal standards for the protection of persons deprived of their liberty
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Chapter 9: The use of non-custodial measures in the administration of justice
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Chapter 10: The rights of the child in the administration of justice
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Chapter 11: Women’s rights in the administration of justice
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Chapter 12: Some other key rights: freedom of thought, conscience, religion, opinion, expression, association and assembly
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Chapter 13: The right to equality and non-discrimination in the administration of justice
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Chapter 14: The role of the courts in protecting economic, social and cultural rights
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Chapter 15: Protection and redress for victims of crime and human rights violations
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Chapter 16: The administration of justice during states of emergency
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Slides (PowerPoint)
Introductory session
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Chapter 1: International human rights law and the role of the legal professions: A general introduction
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Chapters 2-3: The major universal human rights instruments and the mechanisms for their implementation
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Chapter 4: Independence and impartiality of judges, prosecutors and lawyers
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Chapter 5: Human rights and arrest, pretrial detention and administrative detention
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Chapter 6: The right to a fair trial Part I: from investigation to trial
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Chapter 7: The right to a fair trial Part II: from trial to final judgement
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Chapter 8: International legal standards for the protection of persons deprived of their liberty
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Chapter 9: The use of non-custodial measures in the administration of justice
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Chapter 10: The rights of the child in the administration of justice
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Chapter 11: Women’s rights in the administration of justice
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Chapter 12: Some other key rights: freedom of thought, conscience, religion, opinion, expression, association and assembly
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Chapter 13: The right to equality and non-discrimination in the administration of justice
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Chapter 14: The role of the courts in protecting economic, social and cultural rights
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Chapter 15: Protection and redress for victims of crime and human rights violations
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Chapter 16: The administration of justice during states of emergency
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