Publications

The Justice Monitor is a publication of the observations of OSCE monitors in the first instance courts in Kosovo. The Justice Monitor aims to provide policymakers and justice sector actors with indicators not otherwise available to assist in the identification of compliance gaps in the administration of justice and the tracking of progress achieved in closing those gaps.

Results of a survey conducted as part of an OSCE Presence in Albania's project to encourage a national dialogue about Albania's totalitarian past.

A manual for legal practitioners, drafted by experts, with the support of the OSCE Presence in Albania. Not available in English.

This volume of decisions by Armenia's Criminal Chamber of the Court of Cassation for 2015 comprises legal review, analysis and interpretations of selected decisions that paved the ground for ensuring predictable justice and for creating legal mechanisms for the effective protection of human rights. The publication prepared with the support of the OSCE Office in Yerevan and in partnership with the Armenian Cassation Court has been issued annually since 2008. It serves as a useful tool and resource for criminal law experts and aims to strengthen judicial independence and integrity. The publication is available in Armenian only.

The Newsletter highlights the activities of the OSCE Office in Yerevan for the period of January- July 2016.

The analysis represents a joint contribution of the Association of Public Prosecutors and the Rule of Law Unit of OSCE Mission to Skopje towards the process of establishing a standardized criminal policy and practice in the criminal justice system. The very analysis processes data which refer to plea agreements made in the four appeal districts: Bitola, Gostivar, Skopje and Shtip, in the period from 1stof December until 31st of March 2015.

The publication presents the results of "Research on Gender Discrimination in the Professional Environment of Advocates and Judges" based on the analysis of questionnaires filled in April- June 2015 by the participants of the trainings on the application of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights. The publication offers an overview of existing legal framework, with emphasis on key international legal acts and laws of Ukraine on ensuring gender equality and non-discrimination. It also presents analysis of the forms of statistical reporting with regard to availability of gender-segregated data and national courts’ practice in cases on gender discrimination; it also outlines relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Right. The publication provides recommendations for judges and advocates on implementation of the principle of gender equality in their work. This publication is not available in English.

This policy paper was produced by a working group led by the OSCE Presence in Albania with the participation of officials of the Ministry of Justice, General Directorate of Prisons, Probation Service, and the European Union Tweeting Project on the Penitentiary System.

This report provides an overview of the implementation of the new Criminal Procedure Code (CPC) that entered into force on 1 January 2013 together with other legislation reforming the Kosovo justice system. The CPC introduced major changes to criminal proceedings in Kosovo, solidifying a shift from the primarily inquisitorial system in place prior to 2003—and largely still in effect between 2003 and 2012—to a system principally characterized as an adversarial one.

This publication represents a compilation of presentations and materials following the international conference on “Property Right: European Experience and Ukrainian Realities”, held in Kyiv on 22-23 October 2015 and organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine jointly with the Supreme Court of Ukraine, EU Project “Support to Justice Sector Reforms in Ukraine”, and the Law Faculty of the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, as part of the OSCE project “Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts” funded by the Government of Canada. The publication is not available in English.