Venezuela: Introduction

Venezuela: Introduction

Venezuela is a party to many international and regional human rights treaties. However, in September 2012 Venezuela gave notice of its denunciation of the American Convention on Human Rights, effective from 10 September 2013. Judicial independence is enshrined in the...
Venezuela: Introduction

Venezuela

Venezuela is a party to many international and regional human rights treaties. However, in September 2012 Venezuela gave notice of its denunciation of the American Convention on Human Rights, effective from 10 September 2013. Judicial independence is enshrined in the...
Venezuela: Introduction

Russian Federation: Legal tradition

The Russian legal system is generally classified as a civil law system. It is a code-based legal system and the organization of judicial review closely mirrors that of Western European civil law countries. However, the Russian tradition developed separately from other...
Venezuela: Introduction

South Sudan: Independence of the legal profession

In order for legal assistance to be effective, it must be carried out independently.{{1}} To this end, international law establishes safeguards aimed at ensuring the independence of the individual lawyer, as well as the profession as a whole. The UN Basic Principles...
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