Recent and Current Events


Ukraine - Constitutional justice

20/06/2013 - 22/06/2013
Yalta – The Venice Commission will participate in the International Conference on "the Protection of Human and Citizens' rights by bodies of Constitutional Jurisdiction in the current context", organised in co-operation with the Constitutional Court of Ukraine.
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Kiev: Roundtable on election legislation

Kiev, 20/06/2013 - 20/06/2013
The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine and the Embassy of the United States of America to Ukraine, in co-operation with the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE, are organising a Round Table aimed to discuss the current and future reform of electoral legislation in Ukraine, in the light also of the December 2012 European Council Conclusions and the February 2013 EU-Ukraine Summit Declaration.

Albania- Observation of elections

20/06/2013 - 24/06/2013
Tirana- A delegation of the Venice Commission provides legal assistance to the Ad Hoc Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, which observes the parliamentary elections in Albania of 23 June 2013.

OSCE / ODIHR - Freedom of religion and conscience - 1st meeting of the new Advisory Panel of Experts

18/06/2013
Warsaw - The Venice Commission, represented by the Dutch member Mr J. Vermeulen and the Irish member F. Flanagan, will participate in the first working meeting of the new Advisory Panel of Experts on freedom of religion and conscience from ODIHR. Mr Vermeulen and Ms Flanagan are designated as Observers in the new panel.

The revision of the joint Venice Commission - OSCE / ODIHR Guidelines on the freedom of religion and conscience is on the agenda.

95th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission (Venice)

14/06/2013 - 15/06/2013
Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista

Albania - Long-term assistance to the Central Election Commission and the Electoral College

11/02-06/07/2013
Tirana - In view of the 23 June 2013 parliamentary elections, two experts of the Venice Commission successively:
1) Provide legal and technical advice to the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), notably:
a. Provide technical advice/support to the CEC for the standardisation and simplification of election procedures and documents, in particular candidacy documents, working documentation of the Commissions of Election Administrative Zones (CEAZ) and Vote Centre Commissions (VCC);
b. Provide assistance to the CEC training unit and develop and deliver a programme of training for tra... read more

Association of Mediterranean Ombudsmen (AOM) - 7th Meeting of the AOM

10/06/2013 - 11/06/2013
Amman - the Venice Commission takes part as an Observer in the annual meeting of the AOM chaired by the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Morocco.

This activity is funded by the Norwegian Fund.

Request for opinion – Tunisia

06/06/2013
In a letter to the President of the Venice Commission Gianni Buquicchio dated 3 June 2013 the President of the National Constituent Assembly of Tunisia Mr Mustapha Ben Jaafer requested the Commission’s opinion on the draft Constitution which was finalised by the Assembly a few days ago.

Latin America – Regional conference - Constitutional Justice

29/05/2013 - 31/05/2013
Arequipa, Peru – the Venice Commission and the Constitutional Court of Peru organise a regional conference on the topic of “Individual access to constitutional justice”.

A Venice Commission delegation headed by its President, will participate in the event. The Constitutional and Supreme Courts of Latin American countries are invited to attend. The following countries are represented: Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru as well as non-members of the Venice Commission such as Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guatemala, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, U... read more

 
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