A/HRC/20/20 GLOBAL THEMATIC STUDY HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND CONTINUING TRAINING OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS Participating countries - five main themes included in training programmes for JUDGES 86,2% 85,7% 90,0% 84,6% 84,6% 81,5% 80,0% 70,0% 60,0% 44,0% 50,0% 38,7% % 40,0% 33,3% 28,0% 26,9% 30,0% 20,0% 10,0% 0,0% Independence and impartiality... Overall training programme The right to a fair trial Judicial Ethics Subjects included in the training Children´s rights and juvenile Initial Training Continuous Training 63. For public prosecutors, the themes most frequently included in initial training are “judicial ethics”, “independence and impartiality of judges, prosecutors and lawyers”, “overall training programme”, “rights of witnesses and victims” and “the fight against corruption”. With regard to ongoing capacity-building, courses most frequently focus on “overall training programme”, “judicial ethics”, “the international human rights system”, “independence and impartiality of judges, prosecutors and lawyers” and “overall human rights component (including fundamental rights recognized by the Constitution”. GLOBAL THEMATIC STUDY HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION AND CONTINUING TRAINING OF LEGAL PROFESSIONALS Participating countries - five main themes included in training programmes for PROSECUTORS 78,9% 75,0% 80,0% 72,7% 70,6% 68,4% 70,0% 60,0% 50,0% 50,0% 50,0% 42,9% % 40,0% 30,8% 33,3% 30,0% 20,0% 10,0% 0,0% Judicial Ethics Independence and impartiality... Overall training programme Right of witnesses and victims Subjects included in the training Fight against corruption Initial Training Continuous Training 64. For lawyers, the responses showed that the themes most often included in initial training courses are ���overall training programme”, “rights of witnesses and victims”, “human rights and deprivation of liberty”, “the right to a fair trial”, “overall human rights component (including fundamental rights recognized by the Constitution)” and “the 17

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