3 bemærkes det, at der ifølge den europæiske Menneskerettighedsdomstols retspraksis skal ydes retshjælp, hvis en manglende hjælp ville udhule garantien for effektive retsmidler (dom EMK af 9.10.1979, Airey, Serie A, bind 32, 11).  
In paragraph 2, the reference to &#x2018; civilised &#x2019; nations has been deleted; this does not change the meaning of this paragraph, which refers to crimes against humanity in particular.  