Publications

The OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine together with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and international NGO “Universal examination network” conducted a research on the quality of law schools in Ukraine. The comprehensive analysis is based on open source-data of admission campaigns for the Master of Law 2017, and partly 2016 and for Bachelor of Law programmes 2013, and partly 2012. It provides analysis of the quality of educational services provided by law schools; the ability of law schools to develop educational potential of students; the quality of skills and knowledge gained by students depending on the form of education, type of higher education institutions, methods of financing, etc. The research can be used to further improve the state policy on higher legal education and education itself.

This Commentary aims to interpret and explain the crucial components of the newly-enacted anti-corruption legislation of Ukraine both in the light of national doctrinal thoughts and jurisprudence applicable to the key international standards and principles.

The purpose of this Manual is to help strengthening capacities of judges and prosecutors in Bosnia and Herzegovina to recognize criminal offence of trafficking in human beings, effectively prosecute and punish offenders while ensuring protection of victims. The Manual is not available in English- Bosnian language version only. However the Manual content is presented in both Latin and Cyrillic alphabet respectively.

The main objective of the ARC Project, fully consistent with the priorities set by the BiH Strategy for the Fight against Corruption 2015-2019, is to support the host country’s judiciary in enhancing the effectiveness of judicial response to corruption in compliance with international standards and practices. The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (the Mission) is implementing the project with funding from the US Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).

Presentation report based on the findings of the Trial Monitoring Programme in Ukraine carried out in 2017 by the Centre of Policy and Legal Reform within “Safeguarding Human Rights through Courts” project of the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine with the financial support of the Government of Canada. The report is available only in Ukrainian.

This publication examines the effectiveness of the national programs and measures for the employment of persons with disabilities. It does so through a step-by-step analysis of the legal, policy, institutional and infrastructural framework, focusing on the outcomes, effects and results of each, as well as on their joint overall impact. The conclusions and recommendations, in line with the obtained data, as well as the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Council Directive 2000/78/EC for Equal Treatment in Employment and Occupation, provide an outline for undertaking future steps in order to increase the overall inclusion of persons with disabilities in the open labour market. The publication is not available in English.

The Manual on Suppression of Economic Crimes and Corruption includes an analysis of all criminal statutes that fall within the area of economic crimes and corruption. The Manual is intended for Serbian criminal law practitioners and other experts interested in these topics. The OSCE Mission to Serbia and the US Department of Justice jointly supported printing of the publication, not available in English.

This publication explores the problems encountered during the implementation and functioning of the national preventive mechanism (NPM) against torture and ill-treatment in Ukraine. The publication is of interest for NGOs and public authorities whose activities are linked to the monitoring of detention facilities, as well as for civil society activists who want to join monitoring visits. The publication is available only in Ukrainian.

This publication reviews the basic standards of proper treatment for arrested and detained persons, as defined by the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights. The publication is of interest to penitentiary system professionals, law-enforcement officers, civic activists, as well as teachers and students at educational and scientific institutions. The handbook is available only in Ukrainian.

This publication reviews the rules of conduct at temporary detention centres operated by the Department of Public Safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine. The publication also examines the norms and standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and other Forms of Ill-Treatment and Punishment. The publication is of interest to those who are held in detention centres of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, police officers, employees of other law-enforcement agencies, civil servants and local government officials, human rights activists, scholars and teachers at higher education institutions, as well as all those interested in the problems of detention on remand. The publication is available only in Ukrainian.