Key Documents

General Assembly resolutions

  • Declaration of the High-level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law at the National and International Levels (A/RES/67/1)
  • 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/RES/60/1)
  • United Nations Millennium Declaration (A/RES/55/2)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/69/123)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/68/116)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/67/97)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/66/102)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/65/32)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/64/116)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/63/128)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/62/70)
  • General Assembly resolution on the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/RES/61/39)

Annual reports of the Secretary-General

  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/70/206)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/69/181)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/68/213)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities, Addendum (A/68/213/Add.1)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/67/290)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/66/133)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/65/318)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/64/298)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly: Strengthening and coordinating United Nations rule of law activities (A/63/226)
  • Report of the Secretary-General on the rule of law at the national and international levels: comments and information received from Governments (A/62/121)

Other reports of the Secretary-General

  • Report of the Secretary-General: Delivering justice: programme of action to strengthen the rule of law at the national and international levels (A/66/749)
  • Report of the Secretary-General: Uniting our strengths: Enhancing United Nations support for the rule of law (A/61/636–S/2006/980)
  • ‘Brahimi Report’, Report of the Panel on United Nations Peace Operations (A/55/305–S/2000/809)

Security Council

  • Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on measuring the effectiveness of the support provided by the United Nations system for the promotion of the rule of law in conflict and post-conflict situations (S/2013/341)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict situations (S/2011/634)
  • Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict situations (S/2004/616)