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  • Opinion on the Draft Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Professional Activities of Advocates and Legal Assistance
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the Ministry of Justice of Kazakhstan received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in October 2017.
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    26 March 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on the Law for Amending and Completing Certain Legislative Acts (Electoral System for the Election of the Parliament) of Moldova
    This opinion was prepared jointly by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 61st meeting (Venice, 15 March 2018) and by the Venice Commission at its 114th plenary session (Venice, 16-17 March 2018).
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    20 March 2018
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  • Comments on the Draft Law on Prevention and Protection against Discrimination of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
    The OSCE/ODIHR conducted this assessment within its mandate to "assist participating States, at their request, in developing anti-discrimination legislation, as well as in establishing anti-discrimination bodies".
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    8 March 2018
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Referendum of Armenia
    This opinion was prepared jointly by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights with the goal of assisting Armenia in its efforts to develop legislation that is in line with key international standards and obligations, as well as relevant OSCE commitments.
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    11 December 2017
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  • OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Joint Opinion on the Legal Framework of the Republic of Moldova Governing the Funding of Political Parties and Electoral Campaigns
    The present opinion was prepared jointly by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.
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    11 December 2017
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  • Opinion on Certain Provisions of the Draft Act on the Supreme Court of Poland (as of 26 September 2017)
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the First President of the Supreme Court of Poland received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in September 2017.
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    20 November 2017
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  • Opinion on the Draft Federal Law on the Support to the National Human Rights Institution of Switzerland
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE in Vienna received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in July 2017.
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    14 November 2017
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  • Opinion on Laws Regulating the Funding of Political Parties in Spain
    This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the President of the Committee for Auditing Democratic Quality, the Fight against Corruption and Institutional and Legal Reforms of the Congress of Deputies of Spain sent to the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights in May 2017.
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    14 November 2017
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