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The climate crisis and the rule of law

Amendment No. 4 | Doc. 15353 | 27 September 2021

Committee
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights
Origin
2021 - Third part-session
In the draft resolution, after paragraph 3, insert the following paragraph:

"The Assembly recalls the reflection it has undertaken on the notion of the rule of law, in particular in Resolution 1594 (2007) “The principle of the ‘Rule of Law’” and in Resolution 2187 (2017) “Venice Commission’s Rule of Law Checklist”. It reiterates that its core elements are legality, including a transparent, accountable and democratic process for enacting law, legal certainty, prohibition of arbitrariness, access to justice before independent and impartial courts, including judicial review of administrative acts, respect for human rights, and non-discrimination and equality before the law, which are to be respected at all times".