Venezuela: Legal recognition of the role of lawyers

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: Legal recognition of the role of lawyers

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: Legal recognition of the role of lawyers

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...
Venezuela: Legal recognition of the role of lawyers

Venezuela: Appointment and promotion of judges; Security of tenure

To safeguard the independence of the judiciary and the rights to equality before the law and equal access to the profession, international standards clarify that judges should be appointed though an open process on the basis of prescribed criteria based on merit and...
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