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Permanent Council Decision No. 561
Publishing date: 25 September 2003
Collections: 468th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
2003 Supplementary Budget for the publishing of the OSCE Handbook of Best Practices on Small Arms and Light Weapons
Permanent Council Decision No. 560
Publishing date: 25 September 2003
Collections: 468th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Mid-Year Review of the Year 2003 OSCE Unified Budget
Preliminary Joint Opinion on the Revised Draft Amendments to the Electoral Code of Armenia
Publishing date: 30 March 2005
Collections: Election-related Legal Opinions and Comments
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Preliminary Joint Opinion follows the previous opinions on the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia provided by the Venice Commission and OSCE-ODIHR. This opinion is specifically based on the most recent previous opinion and on the draft law amending the Electoral Code, namely: • The Joint Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Electoral Code of Armenia by OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission from 6 January 2005 (CDL-AD(2004)049; further referred to as Joint Opinion); • The Draft Law on Amending and Supplementing the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia, submitted by Mr. Baghdasaryan, version of 14 December 2004, the draft for the second reading in the National Assembly of Armenia (CDL(2005)008). • The comments are based on the version of the Electoral Code of 3 August 2002 (CDL(2003)052). This report is preliminary in nature since further amendments to the draft are planned.
War Crimes Trials Before the Domestic Courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Progress and Obstacles
Publishing date: 30 March 2005
Collections: War crimes related documents and publications
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
With the establishment of the War Crimes Chamber of the State Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) in January 2005, it is imperative to draw attention to the efforts of the BiH authorities in relation to war crimes cases proceeding before the cantonal and district courts. Although the precise number to be tried by the new state-level Chamber, which will include both national and international judges and prosecutors, has yet to be determined, it has been confirmed by the BiH Prosecutor’s Office that the Chamber will only hear the most serious, “highly sensitive” cases, as it will have “neither the resources nor the time to try all war crimes cases”. Due to the quantity of remaining cases to be tried, the majority will continue to be dealt with by the domestic courts under the jurisdiction of the Entities – district courts in the Republika Srpska (RS) and cantonal courts in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH)- and the Basic Court of Brčko District. Through this Report, the Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (MBiH) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) aims to draw attention to the number, nature and importance of war crimes proceedings before the domestic courts of BiH, providing the most detailed analysis to date of their progress and the obstacles they continue to face.
Armenia: Preliminary Joint Opinion on the Revised Draft Amendments to the Election Code
Publishing date: 30 March 2005
Collections: Armenia
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
What we do: Elections
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Report on the activities of the OSCE Chairman-in-Office
Publishing date: 29 March 2005
Collections: List of new releases
Content type: Report
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Report for the period 23 March to 29 March 2005
Journal of the 5th Day of the Thirteenth Meeting of the Economic Forum
Publishing date: 27 May 2005
Collections: Documents from the 13th Economic Forum
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: OSCE Secretariat
What we do: Economic activities
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Minutes of the proceedings. Annex- Concluding remarks by the Chairperson.
Statement by Anu Laamanen Ryter, Director of the Unit for the OSCE, Council of Europe and Civil Crisis Management at the Ministyry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
Publishing date: 1 July 2004
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement on the upcoming conference on "Ensuring Human Rights Protection in Countries of Destination: Breaking the Cycle of Trafficking" organised by the ODIHR in co-operation with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Statement by Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes, Head of the Delegation of the United States of America
Publishing date: 1 July 2004
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by Ambassador Stephan M. Minikes, Head of the Delegation of the United States of America as delivered to the 513th Reinforced Meeting of the Permanent Council
Statement by the Delegation of Norway
Publishing date: 1 July 2004
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement by the Delegation of Norway as delivered to the 513th Reinforced Meeting of the Permanent Council