A/HRC/4/25 page 22 the declaration, and, at the same time, should seek the opinion of the sectors concerned by this matter. To this end, the Council is requested to ask the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to hold an international expert seminar during 2007 to prepare the ground for the proposed instrument. 77. As far as the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal is concerned, the Special Rapporteur reiterates emphatically the recommendations he made to the General Assembly in October 2005: that the Iraqi authorities should be urged to follow the example of other countries with shortcomings in their judicial systems, by seeking the assistance of the United Nations in the establishment of an independent tribunal which complies with international human rights standards; and also that it should refrain from imposing the death penalty under all circumstances. 78. With regard to the Tribunal in Cambodia, the Special Rapporteur urges the judges to ensure that the rules of procedure contain all the necessary provisions to ensure that the trials are conducted in full compliance with international standards relating to the right to a fair, impartial and independent trial. 79. The Special Rapporteur urges all States to ratify promptly the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, which was adopted recently. -----