Rule of law at the national and international levels
The United Nations is engaged in an ongoing process to strengthen its approaches to rule of law engagement at the national and international levels. The work of the UN on rule of law is mostly based operationally on technical assistance and capacity-building carried out for the benefit of Member States, at their request and/or as mandated by the Security Council, and in accordance with national policies, priorities and plans. UN rule of law assistance is based normatively on the Charter of the United Nations and international norms and standards, including the host of UN treaties, declarations, guidelines and principles developed in furtherance of the rule of law.