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CDL-PI(2023)015  Engl./Fr.  13/06/2023 -  Public
Belarus - Information on the follow-up to the Final Opinion on the Constitutional Reform (CDL-AD(2022)035), presented at the 135th Plenary Session (9-10 June 2023) / Information sur les suites données à l'avis final sur la réforme constitutionnelle (CDL-AD(2022)035), présentée lors de la 135e session plénière (9-10 juin 2023)  
CDL-REF(2022)034  English  22/09/2022 -  Public
Belarus - Constitution (with amendments adopted by referendum of 27 February 2022)  
CDL-PI(2022)002  English  21/02/2022 -  Public
Belarus - Urgent Interim Opinion on the Constitutional Reform, pursuant to Article 14a of the Venice Commission's Rules of Procedure 
CDL-PI(2022)002  French  21/02/2022 -  Public
Bélarus - Avis intérimaire urgent sur la réforme constitutionnelle, rendu en vertu de l'article 14a du règlement intérieur de la Commission de Venise 
CDL-REF(2022)007  English  14/02/2022 -  Public
Belarus - Draft amendments and additions to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus published by the authorities for public discussion 
CDL(2021)007  English  17/02/2021 -  Public
Belarus - Draft opinion on the compatibility with European standards of certain criminal law provisions used to prosecute peaceful demonstrators and Members of the “Coordination Council”   (H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR, C. BAZY MALAURIE, M. KUIJER)
CDL-REF(2021)004  English  14/01/2021 -  Public
Belarus - Elected articles from the Code of Administrative infringements, the law on public events and the Criminal Code of the Republic of Belarus   (H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR, C. BAZY MALAURIE, M. KUIJER)
CDL-JU(2017)014  Russian  30/08/2017 -  Public
Experience of the Constitutional Court of Latvia in Ensuring the Rule of Law in Rule-making and Law Enforcement, Report, Mr Aivars Endzins, Minsk, Belarus, 27-28 April 2017 
CDL-JU(2017)013  English  30/08/2017 -  Public
Opening presentation and concluding remarks, Report, Ms Herdis Kjerulf Thorgeirsdottir, Vice President, Venice Commisison, Minsk, Belarus, 27-28 April 2017 
CDL-JU(2017)012  English  30/08/2017 -  Public
The role of the Constitutional Court and constitutional right to appeal, Report, Ms Mirjana Lazarova Trajkovska, Minsk, Belarus, 27-28 April 2017 
CDL-JU(2017)011  English  30/08/2017 -  Public
Measuring the immeasurable: the Venice Commission's Rule of Law Checklist, Report, Ms Simona Granata-Menghini, Minsk, Belarus, 27-28 April 2017 
CDL(2012)012  English  05/03/2012 -  Public
Draft joint opinion on the law on mass events of the Republic of Belarus  (B. AURESCU, H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR, D. Goldberger)
CDL-REF(2012)013  English  24/02/2012 -  Public
Law on mass events of the Republic of Belarus 
CDL(2011)088  English  28/09/2011 -  Public
Draft opinion on the compatibility with universal human rights standards of Article 193-1 of the criminal code vis-à-vis the rights of non-registered associations of the Republic of Belarus  (P. VAN DIJK, H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL(2011)078  English  22/09/2011 -  Public
Comments on the compatibility with universal human rights standards of article 193-1 of the criminal code vis-à-vis the rights of non-registered associations of the Republic of Belarus  (H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL(2011)060  English  14/09/2011 -  Public
Comments on the compatibility with universal human rights standards of article 193-1 of the criminal code vis-à-vis the rights of non-registered associations of the Republic of Belarus  (P. VAN DIJK)
CDL-REF(2011)051  English  14/09/2011 -  Public
Article 193-1 of the criminal code of the Republic of Belarus 
CDL(2011)051  English  09/06/2011 -  Public
Comments on the warning addressed to the Belarusian Helsinki Committee by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus  (H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL(2011)037  English  07/06/2011 -  Public
Draft opinion on the compatibility with universal human rights standards of an official warning addressed by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus to the Belarusian Helsinki Committee  (P. VAN DIJK, H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL(2011)050  English  06/06/2011 -  Public
Comments on the warning addressed to the Belarusian Helsinki Committee by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus  (P. VAN DIJK)
CDL-REF(2011)028  English  31/05/2011 -  Public
Official warning addressed by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus to the Belarusian Helsinki Committee 
CDL(2010)083  English  02/12/2010 -  Public
Draft opinion on the warning addressed to the Belarusian association of journalists on 13 January 2010 by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus  (P. VAN DIJK, C. GRABENWARTER, P. PACZOLAY, H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL(2010)055  English  26/05/2010 -  Public
Comments on the Official Warning addressed on 13 January 2010 to the Belarusian Association of Journalists by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus  (P. VAN DIJK)
CDL(2010)054  English  26/05/2010 -  Public
Comments on the Official Warning addressed on 13 January 2010 to the Belarusian Association of Journalists by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus  (C. GRABENWARTER)
CDL(2010)053  English  26/05/2010 -  Public
Comments on the Official Warning addressed on 13 January 2010 to the Belarusian Association of Journalists by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus  (H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL(2010)052  English  26/05/2010 -  Public
Official Warning addressed on 13 January 2010 to the Belarusian Association of Journalists by the Ministry of Justice of Belarus 
CDL-EL(2010)019  English  20/05/2010 -  Public
Draft Joint Opinion on the recent amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarusby the Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) on the basis of comments by Mr Oliver KASK (Member, Venice Commission, Estonia) Mr Joseph MIDDLETON (Expert, OSCE/ODIHR, United Kingdom) Mr Nikolai VULCHANOV  (O. KASK, N. VULCHANOV, J. Middleton)
CDL-EL(2010)019  English  20/05/2010 -  Public
Draft Joint Opinion on the recent amendments to the Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarusby the Venice Commission and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR)  (O. KASK, N. VULCHANOV, J. Middleton)
CDL-EL(2010)018  English  20/04/2010 -  Public
Law on Amendments and Modifications to some Laws of the Republic of Belarus regulating the conduct of elections and referendums 
CDL-JU(2010)026syn  English  20/04/2010 -  Public
Conference on "theoretical and practical aspects when dealing with individual constitutional complaints in the European model of constitutional justice", Minsk, Belarus, 8 April 2010 - synopsis 
CDL-JU(2009)060  English  30/11/2009 -  Public
Fourth Conference of Secretaries General of Constitutional Courts and Courts of Equivalent Jurisdiction (Ankara, Turkey, 1- 2 October 2009): Report “The law clerks’ role when preparing the decisions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus”  (A. MARYSKIN)
CDL-EL(2009)001  English  05/09/2009 -  Public
Revised Electoral Code of Belarus as of 6 October 2006 
CDL-JU(2008)038  English  01/12/2008 -  Public
Case-law of the Consitutional Court of Belarus 2006-2007 
CDL-JU(2008)038  French  01/12/2008 -  Public
Jurisprudence de la Cour Constitutionnelle du Belarus 2006-2007 
CDL-JU(2008)013  English  16/05/2008 -  Public
Seminar on “The use of international instruments for protecting individual rights, freedoms and legitimate interests through national legislation and the right to legal defence in Belarus: challenges and outlook” (Minsk, Belarus 24 April 2008): Report “Influence of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights on the judicial practice of the Constitutional Court of the Slovak Republic”  (S. Kohut)
CDL-JU(2008)012  English  16/05/2008 -  Public
Seminar on “The use of international instruments for protecting individual rights, freedoms and legitimate interests through national legislation and the right to legal defence in Belarus: challenges and outlook” (Minsk, Belarus 24 April 2008): Report “European Standards and the Right to Legal Defence in Civil Matters”  (B. AURESCU)
CDL-JU(2008)010syn  English  16/05/2008 -  Public
Seminar on “The use of international instruments for protecting individual rights, freedoms and legitimate interests through national legislation and the right to legal defence in Belarus: challenges and outlook” (Minsk, Belarus 24 April 2008): Synopsis 
CDL-JU(2006)042  English  24/10/2006 -  Public
Case-law of the Constitutional Court of Belarus 2004-2005. Note by the Secretariat 
CDL-JU(2006)042  French  24/10/2006 -  Public
Jurisprudence de la Cour constitutionnelle du Bélarus 2004-2005. Note introductive 
CDL-EL(2006)030  English  18/09/2006 -  Public
Draft Joint Opinion on the Electoral Legislation of the Republic of Belarus by the VC and OSCE/ODIHR  (O. KASK, M. LAZAROVA TRAJKOVSKA, J. PILGRIM)
CDL-EL(2006)030  French  18/09/2006 -  Public
Projet d'avis conjoint relatif à la législation électorale de la République de Belarus par la CdV et le BIDDH de l'OSCE  (O. KASK, M. LAZAROVA TRAJKOVSKA, J. PILGRIM)
CDL-EL(2006)028  English  04/09/2006 -  Public
Electoral Code of Belarus (Extracts) 
CDL-JU(2004)069  English  29/11/2004 -  Public
Case-law of the Constitutional Court of Belarus 1997-2003 
CDL-JU(2004)069  French  29/11/2004 -  Public
Jurisprudence de la Cour Constitutionnelle du Bélarus 1997-2003 
CDL-JU(2004)053rev  English  20/10/2004 -  Public
International Scientific and Practical Conference on “Constitutional control and development of a social state ruled by law” (Minsk, 9 - 10 September 2004) Report on "European Standards in the field of Freedom of Expression in the mass media"  (H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL-JU(2004)052rev  English  20/10/2004 -  Public
International Scientific and Practical Conference on “Constitutional control and development of a social state ruled by law” (Minsk, 9 - 10 September 2004) Report on "Freedom of Expression as seen from Ireland"  (M. RUSSELL)
CDL(2004)072  English  06/10/2004 -  Public
Draft Opinion on the Referendum of 17 October 2004 in Belarus  (S. BARTOLE, M. RUSSELL)
CDL-JU(2004)055  English  23/09/2004 -  Public
International Scientific and Practical Conference on “Constitutional control and development of a social state ruled by law” (Minsk, 9 - 10 September 2004): Social Rights in the Perspective of International Law: Report  (H. VOGEL)
CDL-JU(2004)054  English  23/09/2004 -  Public
International Scientific and Practical Conference on “Constitutional control and development of a social state ruled by law” (Minsk, 9 - 10 September 2004): The French Constitutional Council and Social Rights: Report  (J. MASSIAS)
CDL-JU(2004)053  English  23/09/2004 -  Public
International Scientific and Practical Conference on “Constitutional control and development of a social state ruled by law” (Minsk, 9 - 10 September 2004): European Standards in the field of freedom of expression in the mass media: Report  (H. KJERULF THORGEIRSDOTTIR)
CDL-JU(2004)051syn  English  23/09/2004 -  Public
International Scientific and Practical Conference on “Constitutional Control and Development of a Social State ruled by Law” (Minsk, 9 - 10 September 2004): Synopsis 
CDL(2003)070  French  14/10/2003 -  Public
Projet d'Avis sur le Projet de Loi sur l'Assemblée Nationale de la République du Bélarus  (O. DUTHEILLET DE LAMOTHE, G. MALINVERNI, L. OMARI)
CDL(2003)073  French  07/10/2003 -  Public
Observations sur le Projet de Loi sur l'Assemblée nationale de la République du Béralus  (O. DUTHEILLET DE LAMOTHE)
CDL(2003)072  French  07/10/2003 -  Public
Observations sur le Projet de Loi sur l'Assemblée nationale de la République du Bélarus  (G. MALINVERNI)
CDL(2003)071  French  07/10/2003 -  Public
Observations sur le Projet de Loi sur l'Assemblée nationale de la République du Bélarus  (L. OMARI)
CDL(2003)065  English  07/10/2003 -  Public
Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as amended by the referendum of 24 November 1996 
CDL(2003)053  French  07/10/2003 -  Public
Projet de loi sur l'Assemblée nationale de la République du Belarus 
CDL-JU(2003)029  English  15/09/2003 -  Public
Documentation on the Co-operation of the Venice Commission with the Constitutional Court of Belarus by virtue of resolution IV of the Circle of Presidents of the XIIth Conference of European Constitutional Courts (Brussels, 13-16 May 2002) 
CDL-JU(2003)029  French  15/09/2003 -  Public
Documentation sur la coopération de la Commission de venise avec la Cour Constitutionnelle du Belarus selon la résolution du cercle des Présidents réuni à l'occasion de la Xième Conférence des cours constitutionnelles européennes (Bruxelles, 12-13 mai 2002) 
CDL-JU(2003)025  English  15/07/2003 -  Public
Constitutional Review and Democracy – Constitutional Courts and the Legislative Process by Mr Hans-Heinrich Vogel, Professor of Public Law, University of Lund, Sweden. Seminar on “Strengthening of the principles of a democratic state ruled by law in the Republic of Belarus by way of constitutional control” (Minsk, Belarus, 26-27 June 2003) 
CDL-JU(2003)024  English  15/07/2003 -  Public
Constitutional Review and Democracy – Constitutional Courts and the Legislative Process by Mr Luis Lopez Guerra, Professor, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Seminar on “Strengthening of the principles of a democratic state ruled by law in the Republic of Belarus by way of constitutional control” (Minsk, Belarus, 26-27 June 2003) 
CDL-JU(2003)023  English  15/07/2003 -  Public
The Separation of Powers and the Republic of Belarus by Mr Matthew Russell, Former President of the Sub-Commission on Constitutional Justice, Venice Commission. Seminar on “Strengthening of the principles of a democratic state ruled by law in the Republic of Belarus by way of constitutional control” (Minsk, Belarus, 26-27 June 2003) 
CDL(2003)046  English  01/07/2003 -  Public
Visit of a delegation of the Venice Commission to Belarus (Minsk 26-27 June 2003): Synopsis 
CDL(1999)067  English  01/01/1999 -  Public
Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus - Comments by Mr Hans Birchler  (H. BIRCHLER)
CDL(1999)066  English  01/01/1999 -  Public
Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus - Comments by Professor Richard Rose  (R. ROSE)
CDL(1999)046  English  01/01/1999 -  Public
Draft Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus 
CDL-JU(1997)025  French  01/01/1997 -  Public
Descriptions des Cours constitutionnelles (Albanie - Allemagne - Autriche - Bélarus - Belgique - Bulgarie - Croatie - Espagne - Estonie - France - Hongrie - Italie - « l’ex -République yougoslave de Macédoine » - Lituanie - Malte - Pologne - République Tchèque - Portugal - Roumanie - Slovaquie - Slovénie - Suisse - Turquie) 
CDL-JU(1997)016  English  01/01/1997 -  Public
Judgment of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus "On holding a republican referendum in the Republic of Belarus and on measures for securing it" 
CDL-JU(1997)016  French  01/01/1997 -  Public
Arrêt de la Cour constitutionnelle de la République du Bélarus «sur la tenue d'un référendum national dans la République du Bélarus et les mesures visant à garantir son bon déroulement» 
CDL(1997)013  English  01/01/1997 -  Public
Report of the European Union fact - finding mission to Belarus - and appendices 
CDL(1997)011  French  01/01/1997 -  Public
Texte de la Constitution de la République de Belarus avec les amendements et addenda, tel que soumis au référendum par le Président de la République le 24.11.96 
CDL(1997)009  English  01/01/1997 -  Public
Decision of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus: on the holding of a national referendum in the Republic of Belarus and measures for its guarantee 
CDL-MIN(1997)001  English  01/01/1997 -  Public
Replies to the questionnaire on the participation of members of minorities in public life 
CDL(1996)076  English  15/10/1996 -  Public
Comments on the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as proposed by the President of the Republic  (S. BARTOLE)
CDL(1996)074  English  15/10/1996 -  Public
Comments on the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as proposed by the President of the Republic  (G. MALINVERNI)
CDL(1996)090  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Draft revised Constitution of the Republic of Belarus proposed by the President of the Republic: new version 
CDL(1996)084  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Comments on the amendments and addenda to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as proposed by the President of the Republic and the agrarian and communist groups of parliamentarians  (K. LAPINSKAS)
CDL(1996)083  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Comments on the amendments and addenda to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as proposed by the agrarian and communist groups of parliamentarians  (S. BARTOLE)
CDL(1996)082  French  01/01/1996 -  Public
Commentaires des amendements et addenda à la Constitution de la République du Bélarus proposés par le Président de la République et les parlementaires du Groupe communiste et du Groupe agraire  (A. MILENKOVA)
CDL(1996)081  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Comments on the amendments and addenda to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as proposed by the President of the Republic  (M. RUSSELL)
CDL(1996)075  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Comments on the amendments to the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus as proposed by the President of the Republic  (E. OZBUDUN)
CDL(1996)073  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Constitution of the Republic of Belarus 
CDL(1996)073  French  01/01/1996 -  Public
Constitution de la République de Bélarus 
CDL(1996)072  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Draft revised Constitution proposed by the President of the Republic of Belarus 
CDL(1996)071  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Draft revised Constitution of the Republic of Belarus proposed by the Agrarian and Communist groups of parliamentarians 
CDL(1996)024  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Agreement on the creation of a community between Russia and Belarus 
CDL(1996)023  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Message of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus on the state of constitutional legality in the Republic of Belarus in 1995 
CDL-JU(1996)006  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Message of the Constitutional Court of Belarus on the state of constitutional legality in Belarus in 1995 
CDL-NAT(1996)006  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Summary tables of replies to the questionnaire on the consequences of state succession for nationality 
CDL-NAT(1996)006  French  01/01/1996 -  Public
Tableaux récapitulatifs des réponses au questionnaire sur les incidences de la succession d'Etats sur la nationalité 
CDL-JU(1996)006  French  01/01/1996 -  Public
Message de la cour constitutionnelle de la République du Bélarussur l'état de légalité consittutionnelle dans la république de Bélarus en 1995 
CDL-DI(1996)005  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Additional replies to the questionnaire on "the Legal Foundation of Foreign Policy" (Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech republic, France, Finland, Hungary, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Turkey, Russia) 
CDL-DI(1996)005  French  01/01/1996 -  Public
Réponses complémentaires au questionnaire sur "Les fondements juridiques de la politique étrangère" (Autriche, Bulgarie, Bélarus, Croatie, République Tchèque, France, Finlande, Hongrie, Néderlands, Portugal, République slovaque, Slovénie, Turquie, Russie) 
CDL-DI(1996)004  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Replies to the questionnaire on "the consequences of state succession for nationality" (Albania, Argentina, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine) 
CDL-NAT(1996)002  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Replies to the questionnaire on the consequences of state succession for nationality 
CDL-IMM(1996)002prov  English  01/01/1996 -  Public
Annex 1: Tables summarising replies to the questionnaire on parliamentary immunity 
CDL-IMM(1996)002prov  French  01/01/1996 -  Public
Annexe 1 : Tableaux récapitulatifs des réponses au questionnaire sur le régime des immunités parlementaires 
CDL(1995)076  English  14/11/1995 -  Public
Opinion on the Laws of the Republic of Belarus / The Supreme Soviet / The President of the Republic  (K. LAPINSKAS)
CDL(1995)076  French  14/11/1995 -  Public
Avis sur les lois de la République de Bélarus: le Soviet suprême & le président de la République  (K. LAPINSKAS)
CDL(1995)075  English  14/11/1995 -  Public
Opinion on the laws of the Republic of Belarus: the Supreme Soviet & the president of the Republic  (A. MILENKOVA)
CDL(1995)075  French  14/11/1995 -  Public
Avis sur les Lois de la République de Bélarus / Le Conseil Suprême / Le Président de la République  (A. MILENKOVA)
CDL(1995)071  French  01/01/1995 -  Public
Loi de la République du Bélarus sur le Soviet Suprême 
CDL(1995)070  English  01/01/1995 -  Public
Law of the Republic of Belarus on the President of the Republic of Belarus 
CDL(1995)018  French  01/01/1995 -  Public
Avis sur le projet de loi sur la Cour constitutionnelle de la République du Bélarus  (N. V Vitrouk)
CDL-NAT(1995)003  English  01/01/1995 -  Public
Appendix II: Summary Tables of replies to the questionnaire on the consequence of state succession for nationality 
CDL-NAT(1995)003  French  01/01/1995 -  Public
Appendice II : Tableaux récapitulatifs des réponses au questionnaire sur les incidences de la succession d'Etats sur la nationalité 
CDL-NAT(1995)002prov  English  01/01/1995 -  Public
Replies to the questionnaire on the consequence of state succession for nationality (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey) 
CDL(1994)019  English  25/04/1994 -  Public
Law on Constitutional Court of the Republic of Belarus (translated from Russian) 
CDL(1994)054  English  01/01/1994 -  Public
Agreements establishing the Commonwealth of Independent States [Minsk, and Alma Ata December 1991] 
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