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Charter of Arab League

By League of Arab States, on 1 January 2006


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The League of Arab States is composed of the independent Arab states which have signed this Charter.

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African Court on Human and Peoples Rights Quick Facts

By African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, on 1 January 2006


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The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights was established by the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Court’s Protocol). The Court’s mission is to complement and reinforce the functions of the Commission in promoting and protecting human and peoples’ rights, freedoms and duties in African Union Member States.

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Information Handbook on the Council of the European Union

By Council of the European Union / European Union, on 1 January 2006


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The purpose of this handbook — which has been prepared on the responsibility of the General Secretariat of the Council and has no legal force — is to explain certain basic concepts of how the Council works, but above all to provide practical information both on existing sources of information and on the implementation of measures adopted with regard to openness and transparency. These measures illustrate the Council’s desire to get closer to citizens in order to build their confidence in European integration.

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The Right to a Fair Trial

By Council of Europe, on 1 January 2006


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This handbook is designed to provide readers with an understanding of how legal proceedings at national level must be conducted in order to conform with the obligations under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is divided into chapters, each of which treats a different aspect of the guarantees contained in the article.

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The right to life: A guide to the implementation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights

By Council of Europe / Douwe Korff / Directorate General of Human Rights, on 1 January 2006


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This Handbook deals with the right to life, as guaranteed byArticle 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and with the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights under that article.

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The Right to Life: A Guide to the Implementation of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights

By Council of Europe, on 1 January 2006


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This Handbook deals with the right to life, as guaranteed by Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or “the Convention”), and with the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) under that article.

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Premeditated: meditations on capital punishment

By Malaquias Montoya / University of Notre Dame, on 1 January 2004


2004

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Meditations on Capital Punishment, Recent Works by Malaquias Montoya features recently created silkscreen images and paintings, and related research dealing with the death penalty and penal institutions.

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  • Themes list Death Row Conditions,

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Resource Guide for Managing Capital Cases

By Molly Treadway Johnson / Federal Judicial Center / Laural L. Hooper, on 1 January 2004


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The purpose of this resource guide is to provide judges who are assigned capital cases with information about how other judges have handled these cases and an idea of what to expect as the case proceeds. The guide does not prescribe how such cases should be handled, and any examples of case-management approaches discussed should be considered illustrative.

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Guidelines for the Appointment and Performance of Defense Counsel in Death Penalty Cases

By American Bar Association, on 1 January 2003


2003

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The objective of these Guidelines is to set forth a national standard of practice for the defense of capital cases in order to ensure high quality legal representation for all persons facing the possible imposition or execution of a death sentence by any jurisdiction. These Guidelines apply from the moment the client is taken into custody and extend to all stages of every case in which the jurisdiction may be entitled to seek the death penalty, including initial and ongoing investigation, pretrial proceedings, trial, post-conviction review, clemency proceedings and any connected litigation.

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