Publications
Guidelines for the Use of Physical Force, Special Means and Firearms Involved in Public Order Management
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Good governance, Policing, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Guidelines for Conducting Negotiations
Publishing date: 17 November 2011
Content type: Guide / manual / handbook
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Good governance, Policing, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Civil Code Commentaries Part 3
Publishing date: 20 October 2011
Collections: Civil code commentaries
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Good governance, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A commentary on the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which entered into force on 1 March 1997. This volume is not available in English.
Civil Code Commentaries Part 2
Publishing date: 19 October 2011
Collections: Civil code commentaries
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
What we do: Good governance, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
A commentary on the Civil Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, which entered into force on 1 March 1997. This volume is not available in English.
Defining and Prosecuting the Crime of Human Trafficking
Publishing date: 11 October 2011
Collections: Legal System Monitoring Reports
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Mission in Kosovo
What we do: Combating trafficking in human beings, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This report examines the misapplication of the law, and concludes that the failure of legal practitioners to apply the legal offence of trafficking correctly hinders the ability of the Kosovo courts to respond the crime of human trafficking.
Interpretations of Armenian Cassation Court decisions
Publishing date: 11 October 2011
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The publication designed by the Association of Judges in partnership with the Cassation Court with the support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan comprises legal reviews, analysis, and interpretations of selected decisions of the Armenian Cassation Court. It provides a detailed analysis of 30 decisions on most controversial criminal cases relating to human rights issues. Not available in English.
Real Property in the Republic of Azerbaijan
Publishing date: 8 August 2011
Collections: Publications
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Baku (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Good governance, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The ‘Real Property in the Republic of Azerbaijan’ monitoring report was prepared and published by the Citizens Labour Rights Protection League with the financial support of the OSCE Office in Baku. The views expressed in the report are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of the OSCE Office in Baku.
Study on execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights by Armenia: problems and peculiarities
Publishing date: 27 May 2011
Content type: Study / report
Where we are: OSCE Office in Yerevan (closed)
What we do: Human rights, Rule of law
Publisher: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
This study carried out by the Armenian Chamber of Advocates with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan reviews the state and progress of implementation of judgments of the European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) against Armenia, examines the conformity of national proceedings for re-opening court cases with the provisions of the European Convention on Human Rights, identifies legislative and institutional shortcomings and provides recommendations for further improvements. The information on 25 judgments covering the period until December 2010 is included.
Delivering Justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina: An Overview of War Crimes Processing from 2005 to 2010
Publishing date: 19 May 2011
Collections: War crimes related documents and publications
Content type: Study / 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
This report documents findings from trials of individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes monitored by the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina at both the state and entity level between 2005 and 2010. It considers to what extent the framework for war crimes processing has served to bolster the delivery of justice in war crimes cases and the overall efficiency of the criminal justice system in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Torture, Ill-treatment and Disciplinary Proceedings in Prisons of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Publishing date: 1 May 2011
Collections: Rule of Law, additional reports and documents
Content type: Study / 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
Within the BiH justice sector, the enforcement of criminal sanctions is a crucial component in assessing the sector’s overall functionality, effectiveness, and compliance with international human rights standards. Further, an effective and credible system of execution of criminal sanctions secures individual rights of incarcerated persons, the public’s safety, and improves the confidence of citizens in the justice sector as a whole.