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Intervention on current issues
Publishing date: 16 January 2003
Collections: 431st Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media's Statements and Regular reports to the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
What we do: Media freedom and development
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Statement at the Permanent Council
Journal of the 270th Plenary Meeting of the Forum for Security Co-operation
Publishing date: 24 November 1999
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Forum for Security Co-operation
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE/ODIHR Review of the Law on Political Parties, Adopted on 15 July in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Publishing date: 23 July 2002
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
The Law on Political Parties was adopted by the Parliament of Kazakhstan on 26 June and was submitted to the President for signature on 2 July. On 11 July, the Constitutional Court of Kazakhstan declared the Law in conformity with the Constitution of the Republic. The Law entered into force on 15 July following the President’s signature. According to the new Law, all existing political parties must re-register before 17 January 2003. This brief review will address the law of the Republic of Kazakhstan on political parties. This assessment is based on an unofficial English translation. It will attempt to analyze the law in the context of international norms for party regulations in pluralistic democratic States.
Lund Recommendations
Publishing date: 1 September 1999
Content type: Recommendation
Where we are: OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
What we do: National minority issues
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A set of thematic recommendations on effective participation of national minorities in public life.
Permanent Council Decision No. 349
Publishing date: 18 April 2000
Collections: 280th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Extension of the appointment of the external auditor
Permanent Council Decision No. 348
Publishing date: 18 April 2000
Collections: 280th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Decision / declaration
Where we are: Permanent Council
What we do: Human rights
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Agenda, timetable and other organizational modalities of the 2000 Human Dimension Seminar "Children and Armed Conflict"
Journal of the 321st Special Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 16 February 2001
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Address to the OSCE Permanent Council
Publishing date: 13 January 2003
Collections: 430th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Statement / speech
Where we are: OSCE Chairmanship
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Address to the OSCE Permanent Council by Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, OSCE Chairman in Office
Journal of the 320th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Publishing date: 15 February 2001
Collections: 320th Plenary Meeting of the Permanent Council
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Permanent Council
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Background paper on OSCE relations with Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation
Publishing date: 1 October 2002
Content type: Conference / meeting document
Where we are: Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, Partners for Co-operation
What we do: Reform and co-operation in the security sector
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
OSCE relations with Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation, overview of the main features of the OSCE Mediterranean dialogue