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:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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