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    UN Basic Principles On The Role of Lawyers

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    Governments must ensure access to legal services and representation for all, especially the poor and disadvantaged. This includes informing individuals of their right to legal counsel upon arrest or criminal charges. Lawyers must be properly qualified and trained, uphold human rights, and loyally represent their clients. They should not face threats or sanctions for fulfilling their professional duties according to ethics standards. Lawyers also have rights to freedom of expression, association in professional organizations, and disciplinary proceedings that are fair.

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    UN Basic Principles On The Role of Lawyers

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    Governments must ensure access to legal services and representation for all, especially the poor and disadvantaged. This includes informing individuals of their right to legal counsel upon arrest or criminal charges. Lawyers must be properly qualified and trained, uphold human rights, and loyally represent their clients. They should not face threats or sanctions for fulfilling their professional duties according to ethics standards. Lawyers also have rights to freedom of expression, association in professional organizations, and disciplinary proceedings that are fair.

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    Governments must ensure access to legal services and representation for all, especially the poor and disadvantaged. This includes informing individuals of their right to legal counsel upon arrest or criminal charges. Lawyers must be properly qualified and trained, uphold human rights, and loyally represent their clients. They should not face threats or sanctions for fulfilling their professional duties according to ethics standards. Lawyers also have rights to freedom of expression, association in professional organizations, and disciplinary proceedings that are fair.

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    UN Basic Principles On The Role of Lawyers

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    Governments must ensure access to legal services and representation for all, especially the poor and disadvantaged. This includes informing individuals of their right to legal counsel upon arrest or criminal charges. Lawyers must be properly qualified and trained, uphold human rights, and loyally represent their clients. They should not face threats or sanctions for fulfilling their professional duties according to ethics standards. Lawyers also have rights to freedom of expression, association in professional organizations, and disciplinary proceedings that are fair.

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    UN Basic Principles on the Role of

    Lawyers
    • Access to lawyers and legal services.;
    Governments shall ensure that efficient procedures and responsive mechanisms for effective and equal access to lawyers are
    provided for all persons. Governments shall ensure the provision of sufficient funding and other resources for legal services to the
    poor and, as necessary, to other disadvantaged persons.

    • Special safeguards in criminal justice matters;


    Governments shall ensure that all persons are immediately informed by the competent authority of their right to be
    assisted by a lawyer of their own choice upon arrest or detention or when charged with a criminal offence.
    • Qualifications and training;
    Governments, professional associations of lawyers and educational institutions shall ensure that lawyers
    have appropriate education and training and be made aware of the ideals and ethical duties of the lawyer
    • Duties and responsibilities;
    Lawyers, in protecting the rights of their clients and in promoting the cause of justice, shall seek to uphold human
    rights and fundamental freedoms. Lawyers shall always loyally respect the interests of their clients.
    • Guarantees for the functioning of lawyers;
    Governments shall ensure that lawyers are able to perform all of their professional functions without intimidation, are
    able to travel and to consult with their clients freely and shall not suffer, or be threatened with, prosecution or
    administrative, economic or other sanctions for any action taken in accordance with recognized professional duties,
    standards and ethics.
    • Freedom of expression and association;
    . In particular, they shall have the right to take part in public discussion of matters concerning the law, the administration
    of justice and the promotion and protection of human rights and to join or form local, national or international
    organizations and attend their meetings, without suffering professional restrictions.

    • Professional associations of lawyers;


    Lawyers shall be entitled to form and join self-governing professional associations to represent their interests, promote
    their continuing education and training and protect their professional integrity.
    • Disciplinary proceedings;
    Codes of professional conduct for lawyers shall be established by the legal profession through its appropriate organs, or
    by legislation. Charges or complaints made against lawyers in their professional capacity shall be processed expeditiously
    and fairly under appropriate procedures. (This includes giving lawyers a right to fair hearing).

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