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Review and analysis of amendments to the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Mass Media

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Information Exchange on Participating States’ Policy and/or National Practices and Procedures for the Export of Conventional Arms and Related Technology

Since 1998, the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has been assisting the authorities of Azerbaijan to develop election legislation in line with OSCE commitments. In particular, in the course of 2000 the ODIHR provided assistance for the drafting of the Law on the Central Election Commission and the Law on Parliamentary Elections (the Law). On 30 May 2000, the ODIHR submitted to the authorities and representatives of political parties Preliminary Comments on the Law on Parliamentary Elections of the Republic of Azerbaijan (the Preliminary Comments), based on a draft Law provided by the authorities of Azerbaijan. Further discussions were subsequently held between the ODIHR experts and relevant authorities to clarify a number of the provisions contained in the draft Law. The following are Final Comments based on an unofficial translation of the Law, provided by the International Foundation for Election System. This document supplements the Preliminary Comments and is intended to be read in conjunction with that report. It provides comments on the final text as enacted on 5 July 2000 and amended on 21 July. The analysis emphasises some of the major areas of concern with the law and contains a number of recommendations for amendments and clarifications to improve the election legislation, in line with international standards and, in particular, the OSCE commitments formulated in the 1990 Copenhagen Document on the Human Dimension.

Law no. 8811, dated 17 May 2001, On the Organization and Functioning of the High Council of Justice

Analysis and comments on the Law of the Ukraine on the Procedure of Coverage by the Mass Media of the Performance of State Authorities and Local Self-government Bodies in Ukraine

This assessment reviews and comments on the Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as amended by the High Representative by Decisions of 28 March and 18 and 19 April 2002. These comments are based on international standards and OSCE commitments. It should be noted that Article II of the Constitution of Bosnia and Herzegovina specifically incorporates the standards by which the Election Law has been assessed.

This assessment reviews and comments on the “Draft for Passing a Law on Election of Members of Parliament in the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia”, which was submitted to the Assembly of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) by the government on 12 September 2001. The assessment is based on a reading and analysis of mainly unofficial English translations of the following: (1) Draft Parliamentary Election Law, (2) Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia (1991), (3) the Law on Election of Members of Parliament (1996, amended in 1998), (4) the Law for the Election of the President (1994, amended in 1999), (5) the Law on Local Elections (1996), (6) the Law on Voters Lists and Voter Identification Cards (1996, amended in 1998) and other laws.