Legal Opinions and Comments

Uzbekistan: Opinion on the Draft Amendments Relating to Corporate Criminal Liability

This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following a request from the Prosecutor General’s Office of Uzbekistan.

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20 October 2023

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Sweden: Opinion on the Act on the Institute for Human Rights

This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following a request from the Swedish Institute for Human Rights.

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20 October 2023

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Armenia: Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Electoral Code and Related Legislation

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Minister of Justice of Armenia.

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20 October 2023

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Ukraine: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law Amending Certain Legislative Acts which Restrict the Participation in the State Power of Persons Associated with Political Parties whose Activities are Prohibited by Law

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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20 October 2023

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Moldova: Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Electoral Code and Other Related Laws Concerning Ineligibility of Persons Connected to Political Parties Declared Unconstitutional

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova.

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20 October 2023

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Kyrgyzstan: Interim Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on the Mass Media (as of 13 May 2023)

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following a request from the Ombudsperson of Kyrgyzstan.

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28 August 2023

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law of Republika Srpska on the Special Registry and Publicity of the Work of Non-Profit Organizations

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following a request from the Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina.

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19 June 2023

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Germany: Joint Opinion on the Amendments to the Federal Election Act

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) following a request from the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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14 June 2023

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