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The Opinion raises key issues and provides indications of areas of concern. In the interests of conciseness, the Opinion focuses more on those provisions that require improvements rather than on the positive aspects of the Mediation Law. The ensuing recommendations are based on international standards and practices related to mediation. The Opinion will also seek to highlight, as appropriate, good practices from other OSCE participating States in this field.

The scope of these Comments focuses mainly on the proposed changes relating to the institution of advocacy but does not go into other aspects addressed in the Draft Degree and Concept, notably amendments to criminal procedure, taxation laws, or legislation on legal aid. With respect to the right to legal aid, OSCE/ODIHR would like to refer to its 2019 Comments on the Draft Law on Legal Aid.

This Opinion was prepared in response to a request from the Chairperson of the Judicial General Council of Mongolia received by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) in September 2019.

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the President of the National Assembly of Armenia. The Joint Opinion was adopted by the Venice Commission on 20 March 2020 through a written procedure which replaced the 122nd session of the Venice Commission, due to the COVID-19 disease and following consultation of the Council for Democratic Elections.

This Joint Opinion was prepared by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Deputy Chairperson of Jogorku Kenesh (parliament) of the Kyrgyz Republic. The Joint Opinion was adopted by the Venice Commission on 20 March 2020 through a written procedure which replaced the 122nd session of the Venice Commission, due to the COVID-19 disease and following consultation of the Council for Democratic Elections.

In a democratic society, the rule of law is guaranteed by the fair, impartial and effective administration of justice. Such administration of justice requires independent and impartial judges and public prosecutors who ensure that individual rights and freedoms are guaranteed, and public order is protected.

Part of the  Gender and Security Toolkit, the Policy Brief:- explains how integrating a gender perspective enhances understanding of violent extremism and terrorism;- identifies why states need to integrate a gender perspective to ensure that their initiatives to prevent violent extremism and

Part of the  Gender and Security Toolkit, the Policy Brief:- explains how Agenda 2030 recognizes good governance of the security and justice sector as key to sustainable development;- explores how Agenda 2030 positions the achievement of gender equality as critical for the attainment of all of the

This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Ministry of Justice of Moldova.