Venezuela: Access to the legal profession

Venezuela: Access to the legal profession

Every person who has the necessary qualifications and integrity should be allowed to practice as a lawyer. No discrimination is permitted on grounds of race, colour, sex, ethnic origin, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth,...
Venezuela: Access to the legal profession

Venezuela: Legal recognition of the role of lawyers

The role of lawyers should be recognized in the Constitution and other national laws, including as an essential element of the right to a fair trial.{{1}}   In Venezuela, the Constitution classifies lawyers as part of the “System of Justice”,{{2}} and enshrines...
Venezuela: Access to the legal profession

Venezuela: Lawyers

Lawyers fulfill an essential function in protecting human rights and ensuring the fair and effective administration of justice. An independent legal profession is one of the pillars upon which respect for human rights and the rule of law rests.{{1}} UN Basic...
Venezuela: Access to the legal profession

Venezuela: Financial independence of the judiciary

At the institutional level, international standards make clear that it is the duty of the State to provide adequate resources to enable the judiciary to properly perform its functions.{{1}} As a safeguard of judicial independence, the courts’ budget shall be prepared...
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