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Response by the Delegation of Slovakia to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 15 April 2015
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Address by Dunja Mijatović at the European Federation of Journalists Annual Meeting 2014
Publishing date: 21 November 2014
Why impunity must end, journalists’ safety ensured and ethics improved, speech by the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media at the European Federation of Journalists Annual Meeting, Moscow, 21 November 2014.
Radicalisation in the Mediterranean Region: Old and New Drivers
Publishing date: 4 January 2016
New-Med Research Network, 27 December 2015.
Response by the Delegation of the United Kingdom to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 12 April 2016
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Finland to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 15 April 2016
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Albania to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 15 April 2016
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Response by the Delegation of Montenegro to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 5 June 2015
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Statement by H.E. Zlatko Lagumdzija, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Publishing date: 4 December 2014
Events: 21st OSCE Ministerial Council
Response by the Delegation of Austria to the Questionnaire on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
Publishing date: 14 April 2016
Information Exchange on the Code of Conduct on Politico-Military Aspects of Security
OSCE/ODIHR-Venice Commission Preliminary Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Introduction of Changes and Amendments to the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic
Publishing date: 31 August 2016
Collections: Legal Opinions and Comments
The Draft Amendments propose changes to constitutional provisions on the status of international human rights treaties and their position in the hierarchy of norms, the separation of powers, the dismissal of members of Cabinet, the manner of appointing/dismissing heads of local state administration, the independence of the judiciary and of judges as well as the roles of the Supreme Court, and of the Constitutional Chamber, among others. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission note that the proposed amendments to the Constitution may negatively impact the balance of powers by strengthening the powers of the executive, while weakening both the parliament and, to a greater extent, the judiciary. In particular, although the Constitutional Chamber is retained as such, the Draft Amendments would seriously affect its institutional status and role as an effective organ of judicial constitutional review. Moreover, some of the proposed amendments raise concerns with regard to key democratic principles, in particular the rule of law, the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary, and have the potential to encroach on certain human rights and fundamental freedoms.