Publications
Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly
Publishing date: 16 March 2012
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This document is the second, revised edition of the ODIHR-Venice Commission Guidelines on Freedom of Peaceful Assembly, which were first published in 2007. The Guidelines offer a practical toolkit for legislators and practitioners responsible for implementing laws by drawing on good-practice examples from national legislations in European and OSCE participating States and the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights to illustrate the various legislative options used to regulate issues pertaining to the freedom of assembly.
Factsheet on Accountability for War Crimes
Publishing date: 1 January 2012
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Courts and prosecutors’ offices in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) have been dealing with cases of war crimes since the end of the 1992-1995 war. In 2003, the newly established Court of BiH and BiH Prosecutor’s Office were given jurisdiction over these cases and a significant number of cases – over 100 – have been processed successfully since the institutions became fully operational in 2005.
Combating Gender-Based Violence
Publishing date: 1 January 2012
Content type: Factsheet
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Gender equality, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Factsheet on the work of the OSCE Mission to BiH in combating gender-based violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Compilation of legal regulations
Publishing date: 8 February 2012
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication includes a compilation of legal regulations on the general competences of the Ombudsman.
Compilation of legal regulations – Ombudsman of the republic of Macedonia National preventive mechanism
Publishing date: 8 February 2012
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Democratization, Human rights, Rule of law, Tolerance and non-discrimination
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication includes a compilation of legal regulations stipulating the role of the Ombudsman as National Preventive Mechanism.
Applying to Court: Rules and Procedure
Publishing date: 27 February 2012
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This Azerbaijani-language handbook was produced by the OSCE Office in Baku in the framework of a project on individual human rights complaints.
Anti-trafficking Training Manual for Law Enforcement
Publishing date: 9 February 2012
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A comprehensive training manual for law enforcement on combating human trafficking that targets prosecutors, police, judges, border guards, and labour inspectors. It was prepared by four national experts as part of a multi-year regional project implemented by the OSCE Office in Yerevan in co-operation with the International Labour Organization, and funded by European Union. This document in not available in English.
Guidelines on legislative drafting skills
Publishing date: 19 January 2012
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The objective of this handbook is to assist future lawyers and other persons who need full and systematic knowledge about the legislative system formation in mastering the knowledge about the complex system of methods and techniques of reflecting legal requirements in the legislative acts as well as to enable potential lawmakers with an opportunity to advance their professional skills underpinned by the scientific basis. This document is only available in Russian and Turkmen.
Ensuring Accountability for Domestic Violence
Publishing date: 1 December 2011
Collections: Domestic violence related documents and publications
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This paper provides an analysis of sentencing practices of Bosnia and Herzegovina's courts in domestic violence criminal proceedings, based on the Mission’s monitoring findings. After a review of relevant international standards and the national legal framework on domestic violence, it analyses in detail: the types of sanctions applied, the mitigating and aggravating circumstances considered by the court, the legal mechanisms of warrant for pronouncement of sentence and plea agreements, and compensation awards to victims. It also formulates a number of recommendations for judges and prosecutors dealing with domestic violence cases.
Handbook for imposing detention
Publishing date: 1 April 2009
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Mission to Skopje
What we do: Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The handbook elaborates the crucial role of detention in the criminal procedure and also provides directions for its successful implementation in accordance with domestic and international legal standards and respect of human rights. The handbook is not available in English.