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51. The consultative group should take into account, as appropriate, the views of
stakeholders, including the current or outgoing mandate-holders, in determining the
necessary expertise, experience, skills, and other relevant requirements for each mandate.
52. On the basis of the recommendations of the consultative group and following broad
consultations, in particular through the regional coordinators, the President of the Council
will identify an appropriate candidate for each vacancy. The President will present to
member States and observers a list of candidates to be proposed at least two weeks prior to
the beginning of the session in which the Council will consider the appointments.
53. If necessary, the President will conduct further consultations to ensure the
endorsement of the proposed candidates. The appointment of the special procedures
mandate-holders will be completed upon the subsequent approval of the Council.
Mandate-holders shall be appointed before the end of the session.
B. Review, rationalization and improvement of mandates
54. The review, rationalization and improvement of mandates, as well as the creation of
new ones, must be guided by the principles of universality, impartiality, objectivity and
non-selectivity, constructive international dialogue and cooperation, with a view to
enhancing the promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic,
social and cultural rights, including the right to development.
55. The review, rationalization and improvement of each mandate would take place in
the context of the negotiations of the relevant resolutions. An assessment of the mandate
may take place in a separate segment of the interactive dialogue between the Council and
special procedures mandate-holders.
56. The review, rationalization and improvement of mandates would focus on
the relevance, scope and contents of the mandates, having as a framework the
internationally recognized human rights standards, the system of special procedures and
General Assembly resolution 60/251.
57. Any decision to streamline, merge or possibly discontinue mandates should always
be guided by the need for improvement of the enjoyment and protection of human rights.
58.
The Council should always strive for improvements:
(a) Mandates should always offer a clear prospect of an increased level of human
rights protection and promotion as well as being coherent within the system of human
rights;
(b) Equal attention should be paid to all human rights. The balance of thematic
mandates should broadly reflect the accepted equal importance of civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development;
(c)
Every effort should be made to avoid unnecessary duplication;
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