A/HRC/44/47/Add.1 body should include members from outside the judiciary to avoid any perception of corporatism. 113. The list of possible sanctions should be supplemented, so as to ensure that sanctions be imposed taking into account the severity of the offence, the context in which it has taken place and its impact on the judiciary as a whole. Women in the judiciary 114. Improving women’s representation in the justice system requires the inclusion of a gender perspective in the procedure for the selection and appointment of judges, and the adoption of specific measures aimed at achieving gender equality in the judiciary, including temporary special measures pursuant to article 4, paragraph 1, of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. C. Prosecutors Supervisory powers 115. Prosecutors’ competences should be limited to the criminal sphere (pretrial investigation and execution of criminal punishment). Consideration should be given to transferring the wide supervisory powers entrusted to prosecutors to other State bodies, such as the judiciary, where appropriate, or an independent national human rights institution. The powers of prosecutors to recall or file a protest against court decisions should be abolished. Selection and appointment 116. The procedures for the selection and dismissal of the Prosecutor-General should be based on objective criteria previously established by law. The law should provide appropriate mechanisms to facilitate the participation of civil society and the public at large in the assessment of the qualifications, experience, independence and integrity of the candidates. In order to minimize the risk of politicization of the selection process, the role of the President and the Senate should be restricted to selecting the appointee from a list of pre-selected candidates prepared by an independent body, such as a prosecutorial council. 117. The criteria and the procedure for the selection of candidates to the prosecution service should be regulated by law. The competence to assess the candidates should be transferred to an independent institution of prosecutorial self-government, such as a prosecutorial council. 118. In order to strengthen the independence of the prosecution service, consideration should be given to the establishment of a prosecutorial council. The council should be established by law and consist of a majority of prosecutors elected by their peers. Its mandate should be to strengthen the independence of the prosecution service and to deal with all issues relating to the prosecutorial career, including the appointment, promotion, transfer and discipline of prosecutors. This body should be independent of the Prosecutor-General and include representatives of civil society in order to avoid or minimize any risk of corporatism. D. Lawyers Access to a lawyer 119. The Special Rapporteur calls on the legal profession to adopt all appropriate measures to facilitate access to the legal profession for young law graduates. He also recommends that new law schools be created outside the capital. This would facilitate access to law courses for students wishing to undertake the legal profession. 120. Uzbekistan should adopt all appropriate measures to ensure that persons arrested or detained, with or without criminal charge, have prompt access to a lawyer 19