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Institutional Guarantees Of The Independence Of The Legal Profession: The Case Of Uzbekistan
DOI
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10.37547/tajpslc/Volume07Issue11-06
tajpslc
2025
VOL. 7
/ NO. 11
NOVEMBER
RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Abstract
The independence of the legal profession is a key element of the rule of law and access to justice. This article offers a brief overview of how institutional and functional guarantees for lawyers’ independence can be strengthened in a reforming legal system, using Uzbekistan as an example. It distinguishes between the institutional independence of the bar as a self-governing body and the functional independence of individual lawyers. The analysis focuses on self-governance, admission and discipline, state-funded legal aid, protection of lawyer–client privilege and immunity, and digitalisation.
RESEARCH TOPICS
Keywords
Independence of the legal profession
Institutional and functional independence
Admission and disciplinary procedures
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References
- United Nations, ‘Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers’ (adopted by the Eighth United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, 27 August–7 September 1990).
- International Bar Association, ‘Standards for the Independence of the Legal Profession’ (adopted by the IBA Council, 1990).
- Council of Europe, Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer (CETS No 226), Luxembourg, 13 May 2025.