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Principles on the Role of Judges and Lawyers in Relation to Refugees and Migrants

Knowledge Platform

The Principles seek to help judges and lawyers, as well as legislators and other government officials, better secure human rights and the rule of law in the context of large movements of refugees and migrants. The Principles address the role of judges and lawyers in relation to, among other aspects: determinations of entitlement to international protection; deprivation of liberty; removals; effective remedy and access to justice; independence, impartiality, and equality before the law; conflicts between national and international law.

Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Guidelines/Toolkits/Manuals
Target Audience
All
Source / Publisher
International Commission of Jurists
Language
Arabic
English
French
Spanish
Geographic Scope
Global
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Cross Cutting Theme
International cooperation
National sovereignty
Rule of law and due process
Human rights
Status
Published

*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).