AG/RES. 1333 (XXV-O/95)
DRAFT RULES GOVERNING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF
THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, EXTERNAL ADVISERS TO THE COMMISSION, AND
STUDENTS RENDERING UNPAID SERVICES TO THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AS
PART OF THEIR TRAINING
(Resolution adopted at the ninth plenary session, held on June 9, 1995)
WHEREAS it is advisable to set rules in the Statutes of the Inter-American Commission
on Human Rights to guarantee the independence, impartiality, dignity, and propriety of the
members of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and to regulate the activities of
the Commission's external advisers in cases where the Commission appears before the
Inter-American Court of Human Rights, pursuant to Article 57 of the American Convention on
Human Rights, and regarding university students, graduate professionals, or fellowship
holders rendering services or following internships in the Inter-American Commission on
Human Rights as part of their training,
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
RESOLVES:
- To request that the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, pursuant to Articles 39
and 71 of the American Convention on Human Rights, propose amendments to its Statutes
regarding conflicts of interest applicable to its members and submit them to the General
Assembly at its next regular session.
- To request the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court
of Human Rights to adopt, in their respective regulations, rules on external advisers to
the Commission in cases in which it appears before the Court. To that end, the Commission
and the Court should meet to harmonize the regulations governing that area.
- To request the Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights,
notwithstanding the general rules of the Organization on fellowship holders and interns,
to adopt the measures it deems necessary to preserve the confidentiality of matters under
consideration by the Commission.
General
Assembly 1995 Resolutions