Extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions : report of the Special Rapporteur, Philip Alston

Outlines the key measures taken in 2005 in relation to the goal of eliminating extrajudicial executions; identifies ways in which the relevant procedures might be developed more effectively to achieve the goals set by the Commission; highlights some of the central issues that arise at the national level in dealing with extrajudicial executions; focuses on the notion of transparency as a key component of the concept of accountability which underpins the international human rights system.

26 p.

Submitted pursuant to Commission on Human Rights resolution 2005/34.
Includes endnotes and bibliographical references (p. 21-26).