Publications

The publication consists of selected worldwide legal opinions, commentaries, and reports, including opinions of the Council of Europe’s Consultative Council of European Judges, and European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence. Not available in English.

The Analytical Report on the Implementation of the Decentralization Process is the result of a field research and desk analysis which were conducted by the Democratic Governance Unit of the OSCE Mission to Skopje during the period July 2012 and July 2013. It grounds its findings on a survey questionnaire (field research) in selected municipalities, a desk review completed on the basis of written materials collected at central government institutions, legal analysis and roundtable discussions with relevant stakeholders. The aim of the Report is to assess the progress made in decentralization process implementation in specific key reform areas related to the Ohrid Framework Agreement.

The Guide on Discrimination grounds is a systematized and analytical review of discrimination grounds, based on consideration of existing definitions (and their integral parts) set forth under international and domestic law, international and national case law of courts and various treaty bodies, as well as in academic and grey literature.

This Handbook is intended as a simple tool providing basic guidance to judges on identifying discrimination and rendering judgements.

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 guidebook “The public in the criminal procedure”, prepared by the OSCE Mission to Skopje and the Public Prosecutors Association, provides journalists with useful tips on how to effectively report on court proceedings. The publication gives an overview of all phases of the new criminal procedure, including the competences of all actors in the process,, exceptions to the right of the public to be present at trial hearing, the role of journalists in objective and accurate reporting of trials, and their accountability.

This publication is the first in a series of publications containing selected cases of discrimination from the practice of European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union. It is meant to serve as an essential tool for the Macedonian judges, the Commission for protection against discrimination, lawyers and legal practitioners and victims of discrimination. The publication is not available in English.

The research report contains results of a survey of discrimination in job advertisements. It was conducted based on a sample of 988 advertisements, published in four daily newspapers and one web portal from 15 April to 15 September 2013. The research is the first of its kind in the country and has several benefits.

The guide explains the meaning, scope, open questions and discussions about the role of Commission for Protection against Discrimination during court proceedings, and it gives examples of the practice of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, in order to assist legal practitioners in their understanding and application.

This publication is the final product of the project “Promoting Transparency and Accountability in Public Institutions”, which was part of an OSCE multi-annual plan to support the implementation of the State Programme for Prevention and Repression of Corruption and Conflict of Interests 2011-2015.