Cumaraswamy

A United Nations expert on judicial independence judiciary will travel to Italy next week to discuss allegations that the government of that country has tried to undermine the freedom of its judges and magistrates.

A United Nations human rights expert today welcomed the recent judgement by the European Community’s court that upheld a Dutch law barring lawyers from entering into professional partnerships with accountants, saying the ruling was even more significant in light of the Enron case and its allegations of serious conflicts of interest.