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Lobbying and political pressures CG members and the President of the Council are lobbied extensively by candidates, countries, mandate holders and interest groups. This distorts the selection process. In fact, it starts a competition among the Permanent Missions of the countries of applicants to lobby hard with the President. (...) Scope The CG’s scope of work includes selection and nomination of the Independent Experts and Special Representatives to be appointed by the Secretary-General.

[Agrees that: (a) Careful selection of the storage site for carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations is key in addressing issues related to permanence of storage, liability, the international legal framework and environmental impacts, including transboundary impacts; (b) Any consideration of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations shall be based on stringent and robust criteria for the selection of the storage site; (c) Stringent monitoring plans shall be in place in order to ensure the environmental integrity of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations; (d) Further consideration is required as regards the suitability of the use of modeling, as opposed to direct monitoring, in meeting the stringency requirements of such monitoring plans, in particular taking into account the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories; FCCC/SBSTA/2010/L.11 Page 4 (e) The boundaries of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations shall include all above-ground and underground installations and storage sites, as well as all potential sources of carbon dioxide that can be released into the atmosphere, involved in the capture, treatment, transportation, injection and storage of carbon dioxide; (f) The boundaries referred to in paragraph 2 (e) above shall be clearly identified and contained within the borders of a single country; (g) Any release of carbon dioxide from the boundaries referred to in paragraph 2 (e) above must be accounted for in the monitoring plans; (h) Any increase in energy use related to the deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations shall be accounted for in the monitoring plans; (i) A thorough risk and safety assessment shall be required for the deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations; (j) The risk and safety assessment referred to in paragraph 2 (i) above shall include, inter alia, the assessment of risk and proposal of mitigation actions related to emissions from injection points, emissions from above-ground and underground installations and reservoirs, seepage, lateral flows, migrating plumes, massive and catastrophic release of stored carbon dioxide, and impacts on human health and ecosystems; (k) The results of the risk and safety assessment referred to in the paragraph 2 (i) above shall be considered when assessing the technical viability of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations; (l) Short-, medium- and long-term liability provisions, including the clear identification of liable entities, shall be defined prior to the consideration of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations; (m) Adequate provisions for restoration of any damaged ecosystems and full compensation of impacted communities in the event of release of carbon dioxide from the deployment of carbon dioxide capture and storage in geological formations must be set up prior to any deployment of related activities; (n) In view of the environmental risks involved, storage of carbon dioxide in water columns shall not be considered as a viable option for carbon dioxide capture and storage

The rapporteurs may not be involved in the selection of the questions to be transmitted to States. (...) SPECIAL PROCEDURES I. Selection and appointment of mandate-holders Fourth paragraph: It is our understanding that candidates may be nominated by States Members of the United Nations and regional groups of countries operating with the United Nations human rights system.

The appointment and promotion of circuit court judges and district court judges is conducted by means of an internal or open competitive process.2 The selection process is based on written examinations that involve the preparation of written decisions on given cases and an oral examination before a panel. (...) While the use of a competitive selection process and written examinations is welcome, the Special Rapporteur is concerned that the selection and promotion of women judges is hindered by the fact that, under existing regulations, candidates are assigned points (which are often a decisive factor in the final selection of candidates) for having taken refresher and specialized courses, and these courses are usually given in the evenings, when it is difficult for female judges who have children to attend. (...) The Special Rapporteur emphasizes the need to establish and apply objective criteria for the selection and promotion of judges8 in order to place the focus on candidates’ abilities and integrity and on merit.

The procedure for the selection of judges is as follows. The selection of candidates for a judicial placement is undertaken by the local administration of the Ministry of Justice. (...) Judges may be relieved of their functions on the following grounds: if their state of health prevents them from continuing to work; upon selection for or appointment to another position, or transfer with their agreement to other work; upon the expiry of their five-year term of office as a judge if an indefinite appointment is refused; if a judges’ qualification board concludes that further service as a judge is not possible; at their own request; or if they lose Belarusian citizenship.

The secretariat shall select the members of the ERTs with a view to achieving a balance between experts from Annex I and non-Annex I Parties in the overall composition of the ERTs, without compromising the selection criteria referred to in paragraph 36 above. (...) The secretariat shall prepare an annual report to the SBSTA on the composition of ERTs, including the selection of experts for the review teams and the lead reviewers, and on the actions taken to ensure the application of the selection criteria referred to in paragraphs 36 and 37 above. (...) The SBSTA shall provide general guidance to the secretariat on the selection of experts and the coordination of the ERTs, and to the ERTs on the expert review process.

DISABILITY IN THE ARAB REGION AN OVERVIEW League of Arab States DISABILITY IN THE ARAB REGION AN OVERVIEW 2014 Economic and Social Commission of Western Asia (ESCWA) League of Arab

The Greek State is involved at the very last stage of this process and only after the selection has been made. The reason of the State’s involvement is linked to the judicial responsibilities that the Muftis exercise, in addition to their religious duties, by virtue of the right to apply the Sharia Law. In an effort to improve this framework, we are examining possible ways of introducing new elements that would allow an even more representative and transparent process for the selection of the Muftis. The ‘‘elected Muftis ’’ are not officially recognized.

Section VI contains the guidelines for the selection of the Independent Reviewers. II. ENTITIES INVOLVED AND THEIR ROLES A. (...) With respect to engineering components of the projects, this will include summary information on the technical specifications and rationale for the selection of remediation and restoration technologies and approaches. (...) OTHER MATTERS A. Selection of Independent Reviewers 52. The UNCC’s assessment of the reasonableness of proposed remediation and restoration projects will rely heavily on reports from the Independent Reviewers.

Other specialization courses (selection) 2016 Training Course for Social Actors in Humanitarian Attention for Victims of Trafficking in Persons. (...) Publications and reports (selection) Coord., LGTBI. Compendio regional de buenas prácticas gubernamentales de garantía y protección de derechos, Instituto de Políticas Públicas en Derechos Humanos del MERCOSUR, Buenos Aires, 2017, pp. 194.