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CDL-REF(2024)011  English  15/04/2024 -  Public
Montenegro - Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the State Prosecution Service 
CDL-REF(2024)003  French  30/01/2024 -  Public
Liban - Projet de loi sur la justice administrative 
CDL-REF(2024)003  English  30/01/2024 -  Public
Lebanon - Draft law on the Administrative Judiciary 
CDL-REF(2023)048  English  27/09/2023 -  Public
Georgia - Draft amendments to the Organic Law of Georgia on Common Courts 
CDL-REF(2023)038  English  11/09/2023 -  Public
The Netherlands - The Judiciary Organisation Act 
CDL-REF(2023)016  English  23/02/2023 -  Public
Montenegro - Law on the Judicial Council and Judges with revised draft amendments 
CDL-REF(2022)066  English  05/12/2022 -  Public
Serbia - Revised Draft Law on Organisation of Courts 
CDL-REF(2022)065  English  05/12/2022 -  Public
Serbia - Revised Draft Law on the High Judicial Council 
CDL-REF(2022)062  English  05/12/2022 -  Public
Serbia - Revised Draft Law on Judges 
CDL(2022)048  English  02/12/2022 -  Public
Montenegro - Draft opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges  (P. DIMITROV, M. CARTABIA)
CDL(2022)045  English  02/12/2022 -  Public
Armenia - Draft opinion on amendments to the Judicial Code 
CDL(2022)055  English  30/11/2022 -  Public
Republic of Moldova - Draft Joint Opinion on the draft Law on the Supreme Court of Justice and on the amendment of the law no 26/2022  (A. BARAMIDZE, P. DIMITROV, A. GASPAR)
CDL-REF(2022)064  English  28/11/2022 -  Public
Republic of Moldova - Draft Law on the amendment of the Law no. 26/2022  
CDL-REF(2022)049  English  10/11/2022 -  Public
Montenegro - Law on the Judicial Council and Judges with draft amendments 
CDL-REF(2022)048  English  04/11/2022 -  Public
Romania - Law on the Statute of judges and prosecutors 
CDL-REF(2022)047  English  04/11/2022 -  Public
Romania - Law on the Judicial Organization 
CDL-REF(2022)046  English  04/11/2022 -  Public
Romania - Law on the Superior Council of Magistracy  
CDL(2022)037  English  12/10/2022 -  Public
Serbia - Draft opinion on three laws implementing the constitutional amendments on the judiciary  (J. SCHOLSEM, K. TUORI, R. KIENER, M. KUIJER)
CDL(2022)037  French  12/10/2022 -  Public
Serbie - Projet d'avis sur les trois projets de loi mettant en oeuvre les récents amendements constitutionnels sur le système judiciaire  (J. SCHOLSEM, K. TUORI, R. KIENER, M. KUIJER)
CDL(2022)031  English  11/10/2022 -  Public
Bulgaria - Draft Opinion on the draft amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code and the Judicial System Act  (J. HAMILTON, R. BARRETT, K. PABEL, Q. QERIMI)
CDL-REF(2022)042  English  10/10/2022 -  Public
Serbia - Draft Law on the High Judicial Council 
CDL-REF(2022)041  English  10/10/2022 -  Public
Serbia - Draft Law on organisation of Courts 
CDL-REF(2022)040  English  10/10/2022 -  Public
Serbia - Draft Law on Judges 
CDL(2022)040  English  07/10/2022 -  Public
Bulgaria - Draft opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Judicial System Act concerning the Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council  (R. BARRETT, R. KIENER, M. KUIJER, Q. QERIMI)
CDL-REF(2022)033  English  04/10/2022 -  Public
Republic of Moldova - Draft law on the Supreme Court of Justice 
CDL-REF(2022)030  English  19/09/2022 -  Public
Bulgaria - Criminal Procedure Code with Draft Amendments (consolidated version) 
CDL-REF(2022)029  English  19/09/2022 -  Public
Bulgaria - Judicial System Act with Draft Amendments (consolidated version)  
CDL(2022)026  English  03/06/2022 -  Public
Lebanon - Draft Opinion on the draft law on the independence of judicial courts   (M. FRENDO, B. MATHIEU, N. BERNOUSSI)
CDL(2022)023  English  03/06/2022 -  Public
Republic of Moldova - Draft opinion on draft amendments to Law N°3/2016 on the public prosecution service   (H. SUCHOCKA, J. SANTOS PAIS, R. DESKOSKA)
CDL(2022)018  English  03/06/2022 -  Public
Georgia - Draft opinion on December 2021 amendments to the Organic Law on Common Courts  (J. SØRENSEN, E. HOLMØYVIK, Y. ATAR)
CDL(2022)019  English  04/05/2022 -  Public
Republic of Moldova - Draft opinion on the draft law on amending some normative acts (Judiciary)  (R. BARRETT, A. BARAMIDZE, A. GASPAR, N. BETETTO)
CDL-REF(2022)014  English  21/04/2022 -  Public
Lebanon - Draft Law amending legislative decree n° 150/1983 on the organisation of the judiciary  (M. FRENDO, B. MATHIEU, N. BERNOUSSI)
CDL-REF(2022)014  French  21/04/2022 -  Public
Liban - Projet de loi modifiant le decret-loi n° 150/1983 sur l’organisation de la justice  (M. FRENDO, B. MATHIEU, N. BERNOUSSI)
CDL-PI(2022)003  French  16/03/2022 -  Public
Liban - Projet de loi sur le pouvoir judiciaire 
CDL-PI(2022)003  English  16/03/2022 -  Public
Lebanon - Draft law on the Supreme Judicial Council 
CDL(2022)010  English  07/03/2022 -  Public
Romania - Draft opinion on the draft law on the dismantling of the section for investigating criminal offences within the judiciary  (J. SCHOLSEM, H. SUCHOCKA, K. TUORI, J. HIRSCHFELDT)
CDL-REF(2022)009  English  28/02/2022 -  Public
Kosovo - Revised draft amendments to the Law on the Prosecutorial Council 
CDL(2022)003  English  24/02/2022 -  Public
Kosovo - Draft opinion on the revised draft amendments to the Law on the Prosecutorial Council  (J. HAMILTON, M. NICOLATOS, A. GASPAR)
CDL-REF(2022)001  English  13/01/2022 -  Public
Croatia - Final proposal of the Act on amendments to the Courts Act 
CDL(2021)052  English  26/11/2021 -  Public
Cyprus - Draft opinion on three bills reforming the judiciary  (M. FRENDO, Z. KNEŽEVIĆ, M. KUIJER)
CDL(2021)045  English  26/11/2021 -  Public
Kosovo - Draft Opinion on the draft amendments to the Law on the Prosecutorial Council   (J. HAMILTON, M. NICOLATOS, A. GASPAR)
CDL-REF(2021)080  English  20/10/2021 -  Public
Ukraine - Law on the judiciary and the status of judges  
CDL(2021)027  English  04/06/2021 -  Public
Romania - Draft Opinion on the draft Law for dismantling the Section for the Investigation of Offences committed within the Judiciary.  (J. SCHOLSEM, H. SUCHOCKA, K. TUORI, J. HIRSCHFELDT)
CDL(2021)003  English  14/03/2021 -  Public
Bosnia and Herzegovina- Draft Opinion on the Law on amendments to the Law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council   (J. HAMILTON, N. EȘANU, V. BÍLKOVÁ)
CDL-REF(2021)007  English  14/01/2021 -  Public
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Law on the High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council  
CDL(2020)035  English  01/10/2020 -  Public
Georgia - Draft Opinion on the draft Organic Law amending the Organic Law on Common Courts   (R. BARRETT, N. EȘANU, J. SØRENSEN, Y. ATAR, M. MELIN)
CDL(2020)032  English  25/09/2020 -  Public
Malta - Draft Opinion on ten Acts and Bills implementing legislative proposals subject of Opinion CDL-AD(2020)006  (K. TUORI, H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR, M. NICOLATOS, M. KUIJER)
CDL(2020)027  English  25/09/2020 -  Public
Turkey - Draft opinion on the July 2020 amendments to the Attorneyship Law of 1969  (J. MCBRIDE, N. EȘANU, J. SØRENSEN, R. KIENER, P. CAROZZA)
CDL-REF(2020)068  English  09/09/2020 -  Public
Ukraine - Law on the Organisation of Courts and the Status of Judges 
CDL-REF(2020)067  English  09/09/2020 -  Public
Ukraine - Law on the High Council of Justice 
CDL-REF(2020)063  English  04/09/2020 -  Public
Ukraine - Law on the High Anti-Corruption Court  
CDL-REF(2020)005  English  14/01/2020 -  Public
Poland - Supreme Court Act of 8 December 2017 with Amendments of 20 December 2019 
CDL(2019)045  English  20/11/2019 -  Public
Ukraine - Draft Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on the early termination of the mandate of Members of Parliament   (N. ALIVIZATOS, J. CASTELLÀ ANDREU, E. HOLMØYVIK, T. OTTY)
CDL-REF(2019)034  English  19/11/2019 -  Public
Bulgaria - Criminal Procedure Code 
CDL-REF(2019)033  English  19/11/2019 -  Public
Bulgaria - Judiciary System Act  
CDL(2019)040  English  04/11/2019 -  Public
Republic of Moldova - Draft Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court concerning the Law on the Prosecutor's Office  (R. BARRETT, J. SØRENSEN, A. VARGA, M. HUNT)
CDL-REF(2019)024  English  23/09/2019 -  Public
Armenia - Consolidated version of the Judicial Code with the draft amendments  
CDL-REF(2019)017  English  02/07/2019 -  Public
North Macedonia - Law on the Judicial Council 
CDL(2019)017  English  04/06/2019 -  Public
Romania - Draft opinion on emergency Ordinances GEO No. 7 and GEO No. 12 amending the Laws of justice   (H. SUCHOCKA, K. TUORI, N. EȘANU, C. BAZY MALAURIE)
CDL-REF(2019)005  English  27/02/2019 -  Public
North Macedonia - Draft Law on the Judicial Council 
CDL(2019)009  English  01/02/2019 -  Public
North Macedonia - Draft Opinion on the Draft Law on the Judicial Council  (R. BARRETT, C. RIBIČIČ, P. DIMITROV)
CDL(2018)044  English  30/11/2018 -  Public
"The Former Yougoslav Republic of Macedonia" - Draft Opinion on the Draft Amendments to the Law on Courts   (R. BARRETT, C. RIBIČIČ, A. VARGA, P. DIMITROV)
CDL-REF(2018)060  English  26/11/2018 -  Public
Kazakhstan - Regulations of the High Judicial Council 
CDL(2018)029  English  05/10/2018 -  Public
Romania - Draft Opinion on the Draft amendments to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code   (R. BARRETT, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN, M. KUIJER, A. BARAMIDZE)
CDL-REF(2018)051  English  03/10/2018 -  Public
Kazakhstan - Law on the Judicial System and the Status of Judges 
CDL-REF(2018)050  English  03/10/2018 -  Public
Kazakhstan - Law on the High Judicial Council 
CDL(2013)063  English  27/09/2018 -  Public
Romania - Draft pinion on the draft amendments to the law on Criminal Code and Criminal Procedure Code  (R. BARRETT, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN, M. KUIJER, A. BARAMIDZE)
CDL-REF(2018)043  English  10/09/2018 -  Public
Romania - Law on Criminal Procedure Code as of 7 February 2014 
CDL-REF(2018)042  English  10/09/2018 -  Public
Romania - Law on Criminal Code as of 12 November 2012 
CDL-REF(2018)029  English  04/07/2018 -  Public
"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" - Law amending the Law on Courts*  
CDL-REF(2018)024  English  08/06/2018 -  Public
Romania - Draft Law No 419 amending the Law on the Superior Council of Magistracy 
CDL-REF(2018)022  English  08/06/2018 -  Public
Romania - Draft Law No 417 amending the Law No 304/2004 on judicial organisation 
CDL-PI(2018)001  English  02/02/2018 -  Public
Compilation of Venice Commission Opinions and Reports concerning Prosecutors 
CDL(2017)037  English  24/11/2017 -  Public
Poland - Act on the Public Prosecutor's Office as amended  (J. SCHOLSEM, N. EȘANU, J. SØRENSEN, J. HIRSCHFELDT, K. ŠIMÁČKOVÁ)
CDL(2017)037  French  24/11/2017 -  Public
Pologne - Projet d'avis sur la loi relative au ministère public, telle que modifiée  (J. SCHOLSEM, N. EȘANU, J. SØRENSEN, J. HIRSCHFELDT, K. ŠIMÁČKOVÁ)
CDL-REF(2017)052  English  20/11/2017 -  Public
Poland - Presidential Draft Act on amending the Act on the Supreme Court 
CDL-REF(2017)046  English  20/10/2017 -  Public
Poland - Act on the Organisation of the Ordinary Courts 
CDL-REF(2017)048  English  29/09/2017 -  Public
Poland - Act on Public Prosecutor's Office  
CDL(2017)026  English  22/09/2017 -  Public
Bulgaria - Draft Opinion on the Judicial System Act  (R. BARRETT, G. NEPPI MODONA, M. KUIJER)
CDL-REF(2017)034  English  04/09/2017 -  Public
Bulgaria - Judicial System Act 
CDL-REF(2017)035  English  28/08/2017 -  Public
Ukraine - Draft Law of Ukraine on Anticorruption Courts  
CDL-REF(2017)033  English  20/07/2017 -  Public
Armenia - Five preliminary questions related to the Draft Judicial Code, submitted by the Armenian authorities  (N. EȘANU, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. HIRSCHFELDT, A. VARGA)
CDL(2017)025  English  20/07/2017 -  Public
Armenia - Draft Opinion on the Draft Judicial Code  (N. EȘANU, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. HIRSCHFELDT, A. VARGA)
CDL-REF(2017)030  English  26/06/2017 -  Public
Armenia - Draft Judicial Code  
CDL(2017)005  English  24/02/2017 -  Public
Turkey - Draft opinion on the duties, competences and functioning of the criminal peace judgeships  (R. BARRETT, N. EȘANU, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. HIRSCHFELDT)
CDL(2017)005  French  24/02/2017 -  Public
Turquie - Projet d’avis sur la mission, les compétences et le fonctionnement des formations de juges de paix statuant en matière pénale   (R. BARRETT, N. EȘANU, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. HIRSCHFELDT)
CDL(2016)040  English  25/11/2016 -  Public
Albania - Draft Amicus Curiae Brief for the Constitutional Court on the Law on the transitional re-evaluation of Judges and Prosecutors (The Vetting Law)  (H. SUCHOCKA, S. BARTOLE, J. HAMILTON, K. VARDZELASHVILI)
CDL-REF(2016)062  English  16/11/2016 -  Public
Albania - Law on the transitional re-evaluation of Judges and Prosecutors 
CDL(2016)015  English  27/04/2016 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the Draft Code of Judicial Ethic of the Republic of Kazakhstan  (N. EȘANU, J. HIRSCHFELDT, C. BAZY MALAURIE)
CDL-REF(2015)049  English  10/12/2015 -  Public
Law on Courts of Montenegro as adopted on 26 February 2015 
CDL(2015)052  English  04/12/2015 -  Public
Draft interim opinion on the Draft Constitutional Amendments on the Judiciary of Albania   (H. SUCHOCKA, S. BARTOLE, J. HAMILTON, K. VARDZELASHVILI)
CDL-LA-OJ(2015)001ann  English  11/11/2015 -  Public
Sub-Commission on Latin America - Santiago, Chile, 5 December 2015 - annotated agenda 
CDL-REF(2015)041  English  16/10/2015 -  Public
Law on Prosecutor's Office of Georgia 
CDL(2015)041  English  28/09/2015 -  Public
Draft Opinion on Draft Act to Amend and Supplement the Constitution (in the field of the Judiciary) of the Republic of Bulgaria  (G. NEPPI MODONA, H. GSTÖHL, J. HIRSCHFELDT)
CDL-PI(2015)014  French  07/07/2015 -  Public
Avis conjoint préliminaire sur le projet de modification de la loi sur le ministère public de Géorgie   (R. BARRETT, N. EȘANU, S. KIVALOV, O. BANCHUK, C. VISART DE BOCARMÉ, H. MORAAL, J. SANTOS PAIS, P. POLT)
CDL-PI(2015)014  English  06/07/2015 -  Public
Preliminary Joint Opinion on the draft Amendments to the Law on the Prosecutor's office of Georgia   (R. BARRETT, N. EȘANU, S. KIVALOV, O. BANCHUK, C. VISART DE BOCARMÉ, H. MORAAL, J. SANTOS PAIS, P. POLT)
CDL-PI(2015)009  English  30/06/2015 -  Public
Compilation of Venice Commission Opinions and Reports concerning Prosecutors  
CDL(2015)025  English  08/06/2015 -  Public
Draft Report on the Freedom of expression of Judges  (C. GRABENWARTER, J. HIRSCHFELDT, M. KREĆA)
CDL(2015)022  English  03/06/2015 -  Public
Draft joint opinion on the draft law on introduction of changes and amendments to the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republc  (H. GSTÖHL, A. ENDZIŅŠ, K. VARDZELASHVILI, I. KANG, O. AYDIN)
CDL-REF(2015)013  English  15/04/2015 -  Public
Adopted Law on Public Prosecution's Office of Montenegro of 26 February 2015 
CDL(2015)010  English  02/03/2015 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the Draft Law on Public Prosecutor's Service of the Republic of Moldova  (K. TUORI, J. MCBRIDE, J. SØRENSEN, S. KIVALOV, L. BACHMAIER WINTER)
CDL(2015)003  French  29/01/2015 -  Public
Projet d'avis concernant le projet de loi révisé sur le ministère public du Montenegro  (J. HAMILTON, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN)
CDL(2015)003  English  29/01/2015 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the revised draft Law on the Public Prosecution Office of Montenegro  (J. HAMILTON, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN)
CDL(2015)002  English  29/01/2015 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the revised Draft Law on Special Public Prosecutor's Office  (J. HAMILTON, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN, T. TOADER)
CDL(2015)002  French  29/01/2015 -  Public
Projet d'avis concernant le projet de loi révisé sur le bureau spécial du ministère public du Montenegro  (J. HAMILTON, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN, T. TOADER)
CDL-REF(2015)002  English  25/01/2015 -  Public
Revised draft Law on the State Prosecution Office of Montenegro, 4 December 2014 
CDL(2014)061  English  28/11/2014 -  Public
Draft amicus curiae brief for the constitutional court of Moldova on certain provisions of the law on professional integrity testing   (B. VERMEULEN, K. VARDZELASHVILI, I. KANG, R. HORNUNG)
CDL(2014)053  English  28/11/2014 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the draft Laws on Courts and on Rights and Duties of Judges and on the Judicial Council of Montenegro  (H. SUCHOCKA, K. TUORI, H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR, J. HIRSCHFELDT)
CDL(2014)056  English  14/11/2014 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the draft Law on special State Prosecutor's Office of Montenegro  (J. HAMILTON, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN, T. TOADER, M. FRENDO)
CDL(2014)055  English  14/11/2014 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the draft Law on State Prosecution Office of Montenegro  (J. HAMILTON, G. NEPPI MODONA, J. SØRENSEN)
CDL-REF(2014)047  English  05/11/2014 -  Public
Law on the Public Prosecutor's Office of Ukraine (Unofficial translation) 
CDL(2014)041  French  26/09/2014 -  Public
Projet d'avis sur les projets d'amendements à la Loi relative au Haut Conseil Judiciaire de Serbie   (J. VELAERS, K. VARDZELASHVILI, J. HIRSCHFELDT)
CDL(2014)041  English  26/09/2014 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the Draft amendments to the Law on the High Judicial Council of Serbia  (J. VELAERS, K. VARDZELASHVILI, J. HIRSCHFELDT)