of December 28, 1999 No. 783-IQ
About lawyers and lawyer activities
(In edition of the Laws of the Azerbaijan Republic of 23.11.2001 No. 219-IIQD, 30.12.2003 of No. 568-IIQD, 05.03.2004 of No. 598-IIQD, 11.06.2004 of No. 689-IIQD, 26.10.2004 of No. 783-IIQD, 14.06.2005 of No. 939-IIGD, 20.10.2006 of No. 167-IIIGD, 10.04.2007 of No. 308-IIIGD, 30.06.2009 of No. 856-IIIGD, 27.10.2009 of No. 901-IIIQD, 02.04.2010 of No. 986-IIIQD, 21.12.2010 of No. 38-IVQD, 10.06.2011 of No. 145-IVQD, 30.09.2013 of No. 753-IVQD, 31.10.2017 of No. 855-VQD, 15.12.2017 of No. 936-VQD, 01.10.2018 of No. 1258-VQD, 27.11.2018 of No. 1343-VQD, 05.03.2019 of No. 1521-VQD, 19.11.2019 of No. 1694-VQD, 29.06.62020 of No. 150-VIQD, 03.12.2021 of No. 409-VIQD, 08.07.2022 of No. 584-VIQD, 27.12.2022 of No. 776-VIQD, 26.12.2023 of No. 1080-VIQD, 23.02.2024 of No. 1099-VIQD, 31.10.2025 of No. 281-VIIQD)
This Law is adopted for the purpose of regulation of providing the rights of each person in the territory of the Azerbaijan Republic on the address on legal procedure, pretrial investigation and inquiry to the lawyer chosen by it for implementation of protection of the rights and legitimate interests, on use of the help of the defender from the moment of detention, arrest, accusation in crime execution, and activities of the lawyers giving legal aid on other questions.
The law establishes the basic principles of lawyer activities for rendering high-quality legal aid, legal the status of lawyers and basis of their self-government in the Azerbaijan Republic.
I. The legal profession in the Azerbaijan Republic is independent legal institute which professionally performs activities for legal protection.
II. The legal profession performs activities on the basis of the principles of rule of law, independence, democratism, humanity, justice, transparency, respect of human rights and confidentiality.
III. Fundamentals of legal profession constitute following:
observance of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, this Law, procedural legislation of the Azerbaijan Republic and other regulatory legal acts;
non-admissions of intervention, pressure from prosecutor's office, court and other state bodies (organizations), and also physical, official and legal entities in professional activity of lawyers and their consolidation;
equal rights of lawyers;
pronouncement of the independent decision concerning self-government, lawyers and lawyer activities.
IV. Excluded
I. The legislation on lawyers and lawyer activities consists of the Constitution of the Azerbaijan Republic, this Law and other legal acts of the Azerbaijan Republic, and also international treaties signed by the Azerbaijan Republic.
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