Rule of Law pa rt II Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: IV. Our Common Instruments) 45. We shall also promote the development of independent judicial systems that play a key role in providing remedies for human rights violations as well as providing advice and assistance for prison system reforms (…) 2.4.3 Administration of Justice A. Law Enforcement Moscow 1991 (21) The participating States will (21.1) - take all necessary measures to ensure that law enforcement personnel, when enforcing public order, will act in the public interest, respond to a specific need and pursue a legitimate aim, as well as use ways and means commensurate with the circumstances, which will not exceed the needs of enforcement; (21.2) - ensure that law enforcement acts are subject to judicial control, that law enforcement personnel are held accountable for such acts, and that due compensation may be sought, according to domestic law, by the victims of acts found to be in violation of the above commitments. (22) The participating States will take appropriate measures to ensure that education and information regarding the prohibition of excess force by law enforcement personnel as well as relevant international and domestic codes of conduct are included in the training of such personnel. Budapest 1994 (Decisions: IV. Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security) 37. The participating States will not use armed forces to limit the peaceful and lawful exercise of their human and civil rights by persons as individuals or as representatives of groups nor to deprive them of their national, religious, cultural, linguistic or ethnic identity. Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: IV. Our Common Instruments) 45. (…) The OSCE will also work with other international organizations in the creation of political and legal frameworks within which the police can perform its tasks in accordance with democratic principles and the rule of law. Bucharest 2001 (Decisions: Decision No. 9 on Police-Related Activities) The Ministerial Council, (…) Affirming that effective policing is essential to uphold the rule of law and to defend democratic institutions; OSCE Human Dimension Commitments 93