Publications

A compendium of best practices prepared by the Geneva Centre of Democratic Control of the Armed Forces with NATO support and the Swiss Ministry of Defence. For the English version go to: http://www.dcaf.ch/Publications/Building-Integrity-and-Reducing-Corruption-in-Defence

This title is not available in English.

The guidebook was prepared by the Armenian Prosecutor's Office and Armenian Civil Servants' Union with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan to improve the communication skills of civil servants working in prosecution and introduce the ethical norms of civil servants. Not available in English.

The Handbook contains a comprehensive analysis of the procedures regarding access to environmental information and public participation in environmental decision-making processes prescribed by different laws and a review of current administrative and judicial practice related to public participation in environmental protection procedures. The Handbook also includes case law analyses of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights and portrays the current practice of the Commissioner for Access to Information of Public Importance. It is intended for judges dealing with administrative judicial matters, civil servants who conduct environmental procedures, representatives of civil society and general public and undergraduate and postgraduate law students. Not available in English.

The guidebook was prepared by the Environment and Security Initiative as a useful source for the best practices and policies for sustainable mining and closure of mines. It was translated and published into Armenian with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

The guide was prepared and shared with participants of the Syunik Investment Forum on 11-13 November 2013 organized by the OSCE programme implementation presence in Kapan (Syunik) and the local administration. Markets for Meghri, World Vision Armenia, Kapan Area Development Foundation and Kapan Municipality also contributed to the guide development.

The module was developed by the OSCE Office in Yerevan and the Armenian Ministry of Labour and Social Issues to implement mandatory training on combating human trafficking for civil servants involved in social and related fields. Available in Armenian only.

The book is prepared with the support of OSCE Mission to Skopje extended to the Institute of Journalism, Media and Communications, within the Faculty of Law „Iustinianus I“ within „Ss. Cyril and Methodius„ University in Skopje. It is intended for journalists, journalism students, media and their editors, as well as the general public, dealing with the issues of freedom of expression, hate speech, defamation and insult, as well as the legal framework in the country.

The Protection Checklist is intended as a tool to be used by OSCE field staff, as well as other OSCE actors involved in a range of situations along the conflict cycle. It provides guidance with a view to enabling staff in recognizing relevant issues, and interface where appropriate with specialized agencies with a protection mandate.

Factsheet on the Kyiv Recommendations, a document published by ODIHR consisting of policy suggestions in three areas that are of particular relevance for judicial independence: (1) judicial administration with a focus on judicial councils, judicial self-governing bodies, and the role of court chairs; (2) judicial selection criteria and procedures; and (3) accountability of judges and judicial independence in adjudication.