A/HRC/2/2 A/HRC/Sub.1/58/36 page 19 2006/5. Sessional working group on the administration of justice The Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Firmly convinced that the rule of law is an essential factor in the protection of human rights, as stressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and should continue to attract the attention of the international community, Convinced that, through their own national legal and judicial systems, States must provide appropriate civil, criminal and administrative remedies for violations of human rights, Convinced also that international tribunals and national judicial systems can work in a complementary manner to provide appropriate remedies for violations of human rights, Recalling the numerous international standards in the field of the administration of justice, Emphasizing that the right to access to justice as contained in applicable international human rights instruments forms an important basis for strengthening the rule of law through the administration of justice, Mindful of the importance of ensuring respect for the rule of law and human rights in the administration of justice as a crucial contribution to ensuring peace and justice and ending impunity, Recalling the recommendation of the World Conference on Human Rights, held at Vienna from 14 to 25 June 1993, that a comprehensive programme should be established within the United Nations with a view to helping States in the task of building and strengthening adequate national structures that have a direct impact on the overall observance of human rights and the maintenance of the rule of law, Recalling the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 8 September 2000 which, inter alia, called upon States to strengthen respect for the rule of law in international as well as in national affairs, to consider signing and ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court and to ensure implementation, by States parties, of treaties in areas such as international humanitarian law and human rights law, 1. Welcomes with satisfaction the report of the sessional working group on the administration of justice (A/HRC/Sub.1/58/8) and takes note of its discussions on the subjects of international criminal justice, women and children in prison, the right to an effective remedy, and transitional justice; 2. Notes with interest the increasing number of States, non-governmental organizations and other observers actively participating in the sessional working group; 3. Reaffirms the importance of the full and effective implementation of all United Nations standards on human rights in the administration of justice;