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Follow-up and Implementation: Mandates
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JUSTICE AND RULE OF LAW: Independence of the Judiciary		MANDATES Afro Descendents Agriculture Agribusiness Food Security Rural Issues Sustainable Development Civil Society Cultural Diversity Cultural Preservation Development Social Cohesion Democracy Corruption Electoral Processes and Procedures Engagement in Democracy Good Governance Human Rights Political Parties Transparency Disaster Management Catastrophic Risk Insurance Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness Early Warning Systems Technological Cooperation Education Early Childhood Education Gender Perspective Information Technology Investment in Education Literacy Primary Education Secondary Education Teaching Profession Tertiary Education Elderly Persons Energy Clean Energy Energy Efficiency Energy Production and Consumption Improved Access to Energy Renewable Energy Environment Biodiversity Climate Change Environmental Management Environmental Protection Natural Resources Management Pollution Sustainable Development Water Resources Gender Issues Civic Participation Economic Opportunity Gender Discrimination Gender Equity Gender Statistics Prevention of Violence against Women Health Accessible Health Services Child Health Communicable Diseases Disease Prevention HIV/AIDS Non-Communicable Diseases Nutrition Human Rights Adherence to International Agreements Discrimination and Racism Persons with Disabilities Strengthening inter-American Systems Women and Indigenous Rights Indigenous Peoples Infrastructure/Transportation Air Transport Environmental Sustainability Hazardous Waste Transport Maritime Transport Physical Integration Transportation JSWG Justice and Rule of Law Corruption Extradition Enforcement Independence of the Judiciary Property Rights Social Protection Transparency Labor Child Labor Decent Work Employment Forced Labor Labor Discrimination Labor Standards and Legislation Migrant Labor Workers Organizations Migration Labor Laws/Rights Migrant Human Rights Remittances Trafficking in Persons OAS Public and Private Coop. Public Management Decentralization Electronic Government Transparency Security Alternative Development to Illicit Cultivation Antipersonnel Mines Crime Drug Problem Money Laundering Organized Crime Prevention of Violence Public Policies Terrorism Trafficking in Arms Social Development Poverty Reduction Social Protection and Inclusion Sustainable Development Summits Follow-up Sustainable Eco. Growth Aid for Development Corporate Social Responsibility Economic Integration Finance Reform/Crises Poverty Reduction Private Sector Growth Social Equity and Inclusion Technology Hemispheric Connectivity ICT Expansion and Access Research and Development Telecommunications Trade Economic Integration Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Trade Agreements Trade Liberalization Trade Transparency Youth and Childhood Child Protection Child Rights Right to Formal Education
We reaffirm the importance of an independent judiciary and our determination to ensure equal access to justice and to guarantee its timely and impartial administration. We commit ourselves to increase transparency throughout government (Declaration of Québec, 2001). Recognizing that equal access to independent, impartial and timely justice is a cornerstone of democracy and economic and social development, welcoming more frequent meetings, consultations and collaboration among our justice ministers, supreme court justices, attorneys general, ombudsman officials, law enforcement officials and others, and noting with satisfaction the increased interest in collaborating and sharing experiences to develop and implement judicial and law enforcement reforms: (Plan of Action Québec, 2001). Encourage measures to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, including transparent judicial selection, secure tenure on the bench, appropriate standards of conduct and systems of accountability; (Plan of Action Québec, 2001). Strengthen, as appropriate, systems of criminal justice founded on the independence of the judiciary and the effectiveness of public prosecutors and defense counsels, recognizing the special importance of the introduction of oral proceedings in those countries that consider it necessary to implement this reform.(Plan of Action Santiago, 1998).
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