This report contains:
- Preface, by Niall MacDermot,
- Words of Welcome, by Ambassador Andres Aguilar,
- Opening Speech, by Dr. German Nava Carrillo, Foreign Minister of Venezuela,
- Statement of the Representative of the UN, Mr. Kurt Neudek.
- The Pressures on and Obstacles to the Independence of the Judiciary, by Justice P.N. Bhagwati,
- The International Protection of the Independence of the Judiciary, by Jules Deschenes
- The Independence of the Legal Profession, by Param Cumaraswamy
- Introductory Remarks on “Pressures and Obstacles to the Independence of the Judiciary”, by Prof Alfredo Etcheberry
- How the Judiciary Should React to Violent Changes of Government and de Facto Regimes, by E. Dumbutshena
- Implementation of the U.N. Basic Principles on the Judiciary and Adoption of the U.N. Draft Basic Principles on Lawyers, by P. Telford Georges
- The Independence of the Legal Profession – Problems, Pressures and Expectations, by F.S. Nariman
- The Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession: The Draft United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers – A Caribbean Perspective, by Dr. Lloyd Barnett
- Development and the Independence of the Legal Profession, by Chris de Cooker
- Rapporteurs’ Summaries
- Caracas Plan of Action
- United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
Annexes
- United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
- Draft Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers
- Procedures for the Effective Implementation of the Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary
- List of Participants
CIJL Bulletin-23-1989-eng (full text in English, PDF)
CIJL Bulletin-23-1989-spa (full text in Spanish, PDF)