Honduras: Integrity and accountability of the legal profession

Honduras: Integrity and accountability of the legal profession

In carrying out their professional functions, lawyers must seek to uphold human rights and fundamental freedoms, and at all times act freely and diligently in accordance with the law and recognized standards and ethics of the profession. They must always loyally...
Honduras: Integrity and accountability of the legal profession

Honduras: Lawyers’ freedom of expression, association and assembly

Like other citizens, lawyers are entitled to exercise freedom of expression, belief, association and assembly.{{1}}  In addition to the right to form and join self-governing professional associations, as discussed above, lawyers have the right collectively and...
Honduras: Integrity and accountability of the legal profession

Honduras: Non-interference with the work of individual lawyers

Governments must ensure that lawyers are able to perform all of their professional functions without intimidation, hindrance, harassment or improper interference.{{1}}  Lawyers’ professional duties include advising clients on their rights and obligations and the...
Honduras: Integrity and accountability of the legal profession

Honduras: Self-governing professional organizations

Lawyers must be able to form and join self-governing professional associations to represent their interests, promote their continuing education and training, and protect their professional integrity. The executive body of the professional associations should be...
Honduras: Integrity and accountability of the legal profession

Honduras: Access to the legal profession

Every person who has the necessary qualifications and integrity should be permitted to qualify for practice as a lawyer.{{1}} No discrimination is permitted on grounds of race, colour, sex, ethnic origin, religion, political or other opinion, national or social...
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