.........Chapter 4 INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY OF JUDGES, PROSECUTORS AND LAWYERS...................... Learning Objectives l l To consolidate knowledge and understanding of the importance of an independent and impartial Judiciary, independent and impartial prosecutors and an independent legal profession in order to ensure the rule of law and effective protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of the human person. To familiarize participants with the existing international and regional legal rules and principles governing the functioning of the Judiciary, prosecutors and lawyers, including the relevant jurisprudence. Questions l l l l l l l How do you, as judges, prosecutors and lawyers, perceive the role of the principle of separation of powers? How is this principle ensured in your country? How are the independence and impartiality of the Judiciary and the independence of lawyers guaranteed in the country where you carry out your work? Have you ever experienced any difficulties in performing your professional duties in an independent and impartial manner? If so, what were those difficulties, and how did you deal with them? More specifically, have you, as judges, prosecutors and lawyers, ever been confronted with attempts to corrupt you? If so, how did you deal with such propositions? Human Rights in the Administration of Justice: A Manual on Human Rights for Judges, Prosecutors and Lawyers 113