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Conference on Constitutional Reform in Georgia   15/07/2010 - 16/07/2010

Berlin - A delegation of the Venice Commission participates, together with several members of the State Constitutional Commission of Georgia and other international experts, in a conference organised by the German Technical Co-operation (GTZ) on the constitutional reform in Georgia.

Georgia - Constitutional Justice   13/07/2010 - 14/07/2010

Batumi - Conference in co-operation with the Constitutional Court of Georgia on "Judicial Activism".

Asia - Constitutional Justice   12/07/2010 - 15/07/2010

Jakarta - The Venice Commission will participate in the 7th Conference of Asian Constitutional Court Judges, organised by the Constitutional Court of Indonesia and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung.

Electoral matters - Azerbaijan - Electoral Workshop on electoral disputes   07/07/2010 - 08/07/2010

Baku - A workshop organised with the Central Election Commission of Azerbaijan for training commissioners on complaints and appeals procedures in the context of the forthcoming elections.

Ibero-American Conference of on Constitutional Justice   07/07/2010 - 09/07/2010

Managua, Nicaragua - The Venice Commission will participate in the VIIIth Ibero-American Conference of on Constitutional Justice on "Constitutional Justice and Social and Economic Rights".

Constitutional Justice - Austria   06/07/2010

Strasbourg – A delegation of the Constitutional Court of Austria under its President will meet the President and the Secretary of the Venice Commission.

Kyrgyzstan - Constitutional Justice   postponed

Bishkek - Conference in co-operation with the Constitutional Court of Kyrgyzstan on "the Role of the Constitutional Court in the the System of Legal Protection of the Constitution".

Independence of the Judiciary   23/06/2010 - 25/06/2010

Kiev - The Venice Commission will participate in an expert meeting on judicial independence of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).

PACE elects Angelika Nussberger judge of the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Germany   22/06/2010

Strasbourg - Venice Commission substitute member in respect of Germany Ms Angelika NUSSBERGER has been elected by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting this week in plenary session in Strasbourg, by absolute majority of the votes cast as judge to the European Court of Human Rights with respect to Germany.

The term of office is 9 years starting on 1 January 2011.

Judges are elected by PACE from a list of three candidates nominated by each State which has ratified the European Convention on Human
today elected Angelika Nussberger
CV of Angelika NUSSBERGER

7th conference of the European European Electoral Management Bodies - "Every Voter Counts"   22/06/2010 - 23/06/2010

London - 7th conference of the European Electoral Management Bodies on "Every Voter Counts", in cooperation with the Electoral Commission of the United Kingdom

The Conference will take place on 22 and 23 June 2010 in Dexter House, No.2 Royal Mint Court, Tower Hill, London.
Programme
Programme (Russian version)

UniDem Campus on "The quality of law"   14/06/2010 - 17/06/2010

Trieste, Italy -This seminar, the last of three in 2010, addresses "The quality of law". It discusses principles and practices of good law-making and different aspects of the legislative drafting process. The impact of international and European law on national legislation is also examined.

Thanks to the Joint Programme "Rule of Law Initiative in Central Asia" with the European Commission, this seminar is also open to civil servants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tadjikistan and Uzbekistan.

Electoral matters - Colloquium on "The Developments of the Secondary Electoral Legislation in Europe"   11/06/2010

Rome - The Venice Commission takes part in the III Italian-Polish Colloquium on institutional changes entitled "The Developments of secondary electoral legislation in Europe".

Electoral matters - "Developing accurate voters’ list in transitional democracies" - Workshop   09/06/2010

Bucharest - At the invitation of the Association of European Election Officials (ACEEEO), a representative of the Venice Commission participates in a workshop devoted to the voters' lists and their accuracy in transitional democracies.

Electoral matters - Workshop on out of country voting   08/06/2010

Bucharest - The Venice Commission takes part in an "Out of Country Voting Workshop"-, organised by the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the United Nations Electoral Assistance Division and the Romanian Permanent Electoral Authority.

World Conference on Constitutional Justice - preparations   05/06/2010

Venice - 3rd meeting of the Bureau of the World Conference on Constitutional Justice

Ceremony to commemorate 20th anniversary of the Venice Commission   05/06/2010

Venice - The Commission celebrated its 20th anniversary on Saturday 5 June 2010, 09h30 - 12:30. A press conference took place at the Scoula, at 12:30.

For more information:
20 anniversary page

83rd Plenary Session of the Commission 04/06/2010 - 05/06/2010

Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evanglelista - At its 83d plenary session on 4 June 2010, the Commission adopted the opinions on the legislation concerning inter alia the following issues:

• Azerbaijan – normative legal Acts;
• Belarus – amendments to the Electoral Code;
• Bosnia and Herzegovina – prevention of conflict of interest and freedom of assembly in Canton of Sarajevo, BiH;
• Bulgaria – forfeiture by the State of illegally acquired assets ( second interim opinion);
• Georgia – Electoral reform;
• Kyrgyzstan – draft Constitution;
• Moldova – amendments to the Electoral Code;
• Montenegro – Electoral reform and representation of minorities.

The Commission adopted the reports on:

• Freedom of assembly – joint Venice Commission / OSCE revised guidelines
• Report on counter-terrorism measures and human rights

All the opinions are public after their adoption and are available on the website of the Venice Commission after the session.
Adopted documents

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