International Commission of Jurists
South Sudan: Access to the legal profession

South Sudan: Access to the legal profession

Jun 16, 2014

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,...
South Sudan: Access to the legal profession

Russian Federation: Constitutional structure

Jun 16, 2014

The Russian Federation is a federal democratic republic.{{1}} Its federal sub-entities, called “subjects of the Russian Federation”, are republics, territories, regions, cities of federal importance, autonomous regions and autonomous areas.{{2}} The Russian Federal...
South Sudan: Access to the legal profession

Russian Federation: Financial independence of the judiciary

Jun 16, 2014

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...
South Sudan: Access to the legal profession

South Sudan: International treaty status

Jun 16, 2014

As of 12 June 2014, South Sudan was a party to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols,but had yet to become a party to any of the corpus of UN human rights treaties. [table] ,Ratification accession or succession International Covenant on...
South Sudan: Access to the legal profession

South Sudan: Accountability of the prosecutorial services

Jun 16, 2014

Like all members of the legal profession, prosecutors must carry out their roles with integrity and in accordance with the law and in a manner that is consistent with human rights and established standards of prosecutorial conduct. And like other legal professionals...
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