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Timestamp: 2019-04-18 13:18:00+00:00

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China Human Rights Lawyers Concern Group (CHRLCG), "Missing: Human Rights Activists in China & the Disappeared Justice", ebook.
"Client - attorney privilege in Italy: core value of democracy or just window dressing?", Nicola Canestrini, 2016.
133. That special role of lawyers, as independent professionals, in the administration of justice entails a number of duties, particularly with regard to their conduct (see Van der Mussele v. Belgium, 23 November 1983, Series A no. 70; Casado Coca v. Spain, 24 February 1994, § 46, Series A no. 285-A; Steur v. the Netherlands, no. 39657/98, § 38, ECHR 2003-XI; Veraart v. the Netherlands, no. 10807/04, § 51, 30 November 2006; and Coutant v. France (dec.), no. 17155/03, 24 January 2008). Whilst they are subject to restrictions on their professional conduct, which must be discreet, honest and dignified, they also enjoy exclusive rights and privileges that may vary from one jurisdiction to another – among them, usually, a certain latitude regarding arguments used in court ..)."
"The specific status of lawyers gives them a central position in the administration of justice as intermediaries between the public and the courts. They therefore play a key role in ensuring that the courts, whose mission is fundamental in a State based on the rule of law, enjoy public confidence (see Schöpfer v. Switzerland, 20 May 1998, §§ 29-30, Reports 1998-III; Nikula v. Finland, no. 31611/96, § 45, ECHR 2002-II; Amihalachioaie v. Moldova, no.60115/00, § 27, ECHR 2004-III; Kyprianou, cited above, § 173; André and Another v. France, no. 18603/03, § 42, 24 July 2008; and Mor, cited above, § 42). However, for members of the public to have confidence in the administration of justice they must have confidence in the ability of the legal profession to provide effective representation (see Kyprianou (..))"
"La Cour réaffirme qu’il revient à la police de respecter le rôle des avocats, de ne pas s’immiscer indûment dans leur travail, ni de les soumettre à aucune forme d’intimidation ou de tracasserie"
La Cour a jugé que la défense d’un client peut, dans certaines circonstances, se poursuivre dans les médias si les propos ne constituent pas des attaques gravement préjudiciables à l’action des tribunaux, et si les avocats s’expriment dans le cadre d’un débat d’intérêt général relatif au fonctionnement de la justice et dans le cadre d’une procédure qui suscite l’intérêt des médias et du public, qu’ils ne dépassent pas le commentaire admissible sans solide base factuelle et qu’ils ont exercé les voies de recours disponibles dans l’intérêt de leur client.
The ICJ on November 2016 intervened before the European Court of Human Rights in the cases of three human rights lawyers who had been denied Bar membership because of their human rights activity.
The cases concern the compliance of the procedures of admission to and disbarment from the Bar Association of Azerbaijan of human rights lawyers Annagi Hajibeyli, Khalid Bagirov and Intigam Aliyev.
In its submissions, the ICJ stressed that, while lawyers have to perform their professional functions in conformity with ethical standards, the legal profession’s systems of admission and discipline must not enforce such obligations in a way that impairs the exercise of human rights by lawyers or their capacity to effectively represent their clients.

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