A/HRC/4/87 page 5 as to ensure a lasting legacy for the rule of law and respect for human rights. The tool suggests effective and meaningful policies, processes and techniques regarding the interrelationship between hybrid and domestic courts. The tool aims to enhance the credibility and impact of hybrid tribunals on the long-term stability and development of the domestic justice system, including respect for human rights protections, the rule of law and legal institutions. In June 2006, the Office held a workshop to solicit expert views on the tool and to evaluate its effectiveness from the standpoint of post-conflict missions needs. Participants represented a wide range of expertise and practical experiences in hybrid tribunals. 10. Furthermore, OHCHR, the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, the United Nations Development Programme and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime are collaborating in the development of the Rule of Law Index (ROLIX), with the objective of allowing for an empirical and objective assessment of a cross-section of factors important for the rule of law in a given country or locality, particularly in conflict and post-conflict societies. The outcome document will then be used by the United Nations, other international agencies and other stakeholders to carry out assessments of the rule of law institutions and legal framework in various countries. ROLIX will focus on the legal system, law enforcement agencies, the judicial system and the correctional services drawing, inter alia, on administrative data and community perceptions. A particular priority will be given to criminal justice legislation and institutions owing to their importance for peace and security. 11. In October 2006, the High Commissioner for Human Rights focused attention on economic and social justice for societies in transition.2 She noted that transitional justice mechanisms have not yet dealt with economic, social and cultural rights adequately or systematically, and that transitional justice should take up the challenge, acknowledge that there is no hierarchy of rights and provide protection for all human rights, including economic, social and cultural rights.3 The proposal that a comprehensive transitional justice strategy should address the gross violations of all human rights during the conflict should be further explored. 12. Besides normative and policy development, OHCHR has also provided assistance, including advisory services and conceptualization of transitional justice mechanisms, to the field presences, other parts of the United Nations system and national authorities. This has included aspects such as participation in the negotiations held between the United Nations and the Government of Burundi on the establishment of a truth and reconciliation commission and a special tribunal in Burundi. In August 2006, OHCHR sent an expert mission to share experiences and lessons learned with United Nations engagement and coordination with the United Nations Operation in Burundi about the need for and method of conducting a broad-based consultation on transitional justice issues. 2 See Louise Arbour, “Economic and Social Justice for Societies in Transition”, Second Annual Transitional Justice Lecture, New York University School of Law, 25 October 2006, at www.nyuhr.org/docs/Arbour_25_October_2006.pdf. 3 Ibid.