The Parties reaffirm that, as already agreed in the Mexico Agreements,
the composition of the National Council of the Judiciary shall
be such as to guarantee its independence from the organs of the
State and from political parties and its membership shall, as
far as possible, include not only judges but also sectors of society
not directly connected with the administration of justice. In
accordance with the New York Agreement, they refer the matter
to COPAZ to prepare the corresponding preliminary legislative
draft.
Judicial Training School
Pursuant to the Mexico Agreements, the preliminary draft
referred to in the preceding paragraph shall include provisions
regulating the Judicial Training School, which shall function
under the responsibility of the National Council of the Judiciary
and whose purpose shall be to ensure a steady improvement
in the professional training of judges and other judicial
officials and of members of the Office of the Attorney-General
of the Republic; to investigate the country's judicial problems
and promote solutions thereto; and to foster greater bonds
of solidarity among members of the judiciary and a coherent
overall vision of the function of the judiciary in a democratic
State.
The rules for the administration and organization of the
Judicial Training School shall be such as to ensure its academic
independence and its openness to the various schools of legal
thought.
The National Counsel for the Defence of Human Rights shall be
appointed within 90 days following the entry into force of the
constitutional reform resulting from the Mexico Agreements.
COPAZ shall be entrusted with preparing the preliminary bill
organizing the Office of the National Counsel for the Defence
of Human Rights.
The preliminary bill shall establish appropriate means for putting
into effect the firm commitment assumed by the Parties in the
course of the negotiations to identify and eradicate any groups
which engage in a systematic practice of human rights violations,
in particular, arbitrary arrests, abductions and summary executions,
as well as other attempts on the liberty, integrity and security
of persons. This includes the commitment to identify and, where
appropriate, abolish and dismantle any clandestine jail or place
of detention. In any event, the Parties agree to give top priority
to the investigation of such cases, under ONUSAL verification.
The Parties reaffirm their commitment, made in the
Mexico Agreements, to promote a comprehensive proposal for reform
of the electoral system. To that end, they request COPAZ to appoint
the Special Commission envisaged for that purpose in the Mexico
Agreements. That Commission shall study the preliminary draft amendments
to the Electoral Code submitted to the Legislative Assembly by the
Central Board of Elections, as well as any proposals put forward
by its members or by independent experts invited for that purpose.
The Special Commission shall organize its work in such a way that
the results can be used within the time-limits set for the reform
of the electoral system.
Posted by USIP Library on:
April 16 2001
Source Name:
The United Nations and El Salvador 1990-1995, United Nations
Blue Books Series, vol. IV. (New York: United Nations, Dept. of Public
Information, 1995), 205-206.
Source Document Number:
U.N. Doc. No. A/46/864-S/23501
Date digitized:
March 2 2001
