Recommendation No. (2000) 21 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the freedom of exercise of the profession of lawyer

(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 25 October 2000 at the 727^th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies)

Principle I - General principles on the freedom of exercise of the profession of lawyer

5. Lawyers should have access to their clients, including in particular to persons deprived of their liberty, to enable them to counsel in private and to represent their clients according to established professional standards.

Principle IV - Access for all persons to lawyers

3. Governments of member states should, where appropriate to ensure effective access to justice, ensure that effective legal services are available to persons in an economically weak position, in particular to persons deprived of their liberty.