These Principles provide important guidance to States and civil society spelling out in direct and accessible ways what broad frameworks (proportionality, necessity, legality) mean in practice. These Principles highlight the need to translate the protection of human rights in the context of fraught security debates into practical guidance and affirm that legal process and procedural fairness matter. As Special Rapporteur I am pleased to support these Principles as an important contribution to the dialogue and practice seeking to prevent statelessness, and to support the work of United Nations entities, human rights defenders and civil society actors seeking proactive dialogue and encouraging States to protect and promote human rights in all their security and counter-terrorism practices.