137th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
15/12/2023 - 16/12/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
79th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
14/12/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
136th Plenary session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
06/10/2023 - 07/10/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
78th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
05/10/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
10/2023
Arusha - the Southern African Chief Justices Forum will hold its Annual General Meeting.
20/06/2023 - 21/06/2023
Mexico City/online – The Venice Commission, in cooperation with the Electoral Tribunal of the Federal Judiciary of Mexico (Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación) will hold an international congress on effective political participation and fundamental rights entitled “Digital Technologies: Democracy and Regulation in Europe and America” in Mexico City and online. The main aim of the Congress is to develop further the ongoing debates on the regulatory process of digital technologies, social media, and artificial intelligence currently taking place in Europe and Latin Amer... read more
135th Plenary session of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe
09/06/2023 - 10/06/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
77th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
08/06/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
28/05/2023
Ankara - A representative of the Venice Commission accompanied the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) election observation delegation to advise on the legal framework of the 2nd tour of the presidential election of 28 May 2023 in Türkiye.
The delegation observed the opening, voting and counting processes of the election.
26/05/2023
On 26 May 2023 the President of the Verkhovna Rada requested the opinion of the Venice Commission on Draft Law No. 9322 dated 25 May 2023 “On Amending Some Legislative Acts of Ukraine Regarding Improving the Procedure for Selecting Candidate Judges of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine on a Competitive Basis”, which was registered in the Verkhovna Rada. This draft law replaces draft law No. 9225 dated 19 April 2023, which has been withdrawn.
The draft follow-up opinion, which supersedes the urgent follow-up opinion on Draft law no. 9255, will be submitted for adoption at the 135... read more
26/05/2023
Strasbourg - The President of the Venice Commission, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, participated in the meeting of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council on the following theme "The examination of the legitimacy and legality of the ad hominem derogation from the term of office of the outgoing President of the Russian Federation".
25/05/2023 - 26/05/2023
Samarkand – The Venice Commission organised in co-operation with the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Uzbekistan an international conference entitled “Models of constitutional complaints in Central Asian countries”.
The conference took place on 25-26 May 2023 in Samarkand and gathered high-level representatives from the Constitutional Courts of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Venice Commission experts from France, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Georgia participated in the event and contributed to the exchanges on best practices with their Central As... read more
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – Forthcoming Joint Opinion – Online meetings
25/05/2023
In the framework of the preparation of the draft Joint Opinion on the Special Registry and Publicity of the Work of Non-Profit Organisations, a delegation of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR met on 19 and 24 May 2023 (online) with the representatives of the Ministry of Justice of Republika Srspka and local civil society.
The draft Joint Opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 135th Plenary Session, 09-10 June 2023.
24/05/2023 - 25/05/2023
Paris - In the framework of the preparation of the draft opinion concerning article 49 of the Constitution of France, following the request by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the rapporteurs of the Venice Commission met with the following interlocutors:
• the Chairman of the Law Commission of the Senate,
• the Chairman of the Law Commission of the National Assembly and Vice-Chairmen,
• the Minister in charge of Relations with Parliament,
• the Secretary General of the Government,
• the Secretary General of the Constitutional Counc... read more
24/05/2023 - 25/05/2023
Paris - In the framework of the preparation of the draft opinion on the composition of the Superior Council of the Magistracy and the status of magistrates in France, following the request by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the rapporteurs of the Venice Commission met with the following interlocutors:
• the Chairman of the Senate Law Commission,
• the Chairman of the National Assembly Law Commission and Vice Chairmen,
• the Director of the Keeper of the Seals Office, Ministry of Justice,
• representatives of the Council of State,
• the President ... read more
23/05/2023
Berlin - In the framework of the preparation of the draft joint opinion of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR on the amendments of the German Federal Election Act and their compliance with Council of Europe standards, a joint delegation of rapporteurs and experts met with the following interlocutors:
• MPs, representing the various political groups (CDU/CSU, AfD, FDP, Bündnis 90/ Die Grünen, SPD, die Linke) ;
• Representatives of the Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community:
- Directorate-General V “Public Law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law”
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18/05/2023 - 19/05/2023
Tbilisi - In the framework of the preparation of the final opinion on the draft law “on de-oligarchisation” of Georgia, a delegation of the Venice Commission met with representatives of the following interlocutors:
• Parliamentary majority and opposition;
• Government administration;
• National Security Council;
• Specialised agencies and institutions :
- National Anti-Corruption Bureau
- National Commission of Communications
- Financial Monitoring Service
- National Bank;
• Public Defender’s Office
• International... read more
16/05/2023 - 17/05/2023
Reykjavik, Iceland - Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, President of the Venice Commission, participated in the 4th Summit of the Council of Europe.
15/05/2023
By letter dated 24 April 2023, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights invited the Venice Commission to prepare a joint opinion on the draft law of Republika Srpska on the Special Registry and Transparency of the Work of Non-Profit Organizations.
The draft opinion will be prepared jointly with the OSCE/ODIHR and submitted for adoption at the 135th plenary session of the Commission (09-10 June 2023).
14/05/2023
Ankara - Representatives of the Venice Commission accompanied the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) election observation delegation to advise on the legal framework of the presidential and parliamentary elections of 14 May 2023 in Türkiye.
The delegation observed the opening, voting and counting processes of the elections.
12/05/2023
By letter dated 28 April 2023 Mr Piero Fassino, Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly, requested two opinions of the Venice Commission on the French Constitutionregarding the following issues:
- Article 65 of the Constitution on the composition of the Superior Council of Magistracy and the "Ordinance n° 58-1270 of 22 December 1958 establishing an organic law on the status of the judiciary” on nominations, mutations, promotions and disciplinary procedures of magistrates;
- Article 49 of the Constitution, and the established practice of a... read more
12/05/2023
In the framework of the preparation of the draft opinion on the Law on National Minorities (Communities) of Ukraine, the Venice Commission’s rapporteurs held a series of meetings with the Ukrainian stakeholders.
On 31 March 2023 the rapporteurs met in Strasbourg with:
• the Head and the Deputy Head of the State Service on Ethnopolitics and Freedom of Conscience;
• the Deputy Minister of Education and the Head of Main Department of General Secondary and Preschool Education.
On 20 April 2023 online meetings were held with the representatives of the following inte... read more
04/05/2023 - 05/05/2023
Kyiv - As part of an official visit to Ukraine on 4 and 5 May 2023 to discuss the reform of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, legislation on de-oligarchisation and on national minorities, a delegation led by the President of the Venice Commission, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, met with the President of Ukraine, Mr Volodymyr Zelensky.
During her visit to Kyiv, the President of the Venice Commission, accompanied by the Secretary of the Venice Commission, Ms Simona Granata-Menghini, the Vice-President of the Venice Commission, Ms Angelika Nussberger, and members of the Venice Commissi... read more
10/05/2023 - 12/05/2023
Madrid – The Venice Commission, in cooperation i.a. with the Complutense University of Madrid, the Centre for Political and Constitutional Studies, the Global Electoral Justice Network, and the Central Electoral Commission of Spain, held the IIIrd international conference entitled “Cybersecurity and Elections: Guarantees against information disorders in the digital arena - Democracy, rights and elections” in Madrid.
High level civil servants, academics, electoral and cybersecurity experts and journalists from Spanish speaking countries participated in the event. Such international ... read more
09/05/2023 - 10/05/2023
Bern - the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in co-operation with the Swiss Parliament organised an international conference entitled “Elections in times of crisis – challenges and opportunities”. The event was organised in the framework of the 60th anniversary of the accession of Switzerland to the Council of Europe.
The organisers noted that in the last three years, the democracies of Europe have been hit by successive dramatic challenges to the functioning of their democratic institutions. Just as the world was emerging from the unprecedented global shocks of the ... read more
04/05/2023 - 05/05/2023
Strasbourg - The University of Strasbourg and the Marangopoulos Foundation for Human Rights organised an international conference entitled "European constitutional heritage: between progression and regression" on May 4-5, 2023. The following themes were addressed:
• The components of the European constitutional heritage
• The deconstruction of the European constitutional heritage?
• The reconstruction of European constitutional heritage
The Venice Commission participated in the conference and intervene on the subjects as follows:
• "European constitutional... read more
PACE Monitoring Committee – exchange of views on Serbia
26/04/2023
Strasbourg, Council of Europe – The Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by member States of the Council of Europe held an exchange of views (online) on the legal situation and the functioning of institutions in Serbia with Mr Oliver Kask, Substitute Member of the Venice Commission in respect of Estonia.
24/04/2023 - 25/04/2023
Sofia - The 20th meeting of the Joint Council on Constitutional Justice of the Venice Commission was co-organized and hosted by the Constitutional Court of Bulgaria.
Liaison officers from 35 courts/members of the JCCJ and 7 representatives of 4 of the regional groups (AACC, CCJA, CJCPLP and UACCC) participated in the event.
On this occasion a mini-conference on the topic "Measures taken by States in response to the COVID-19 crisis and their impact on constitutional justice – constitutional case-law on emergency situations" was held.
19/04/2023
Council of Europe, Strasbourg - The President of the Venice Commission, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, presented the 2022 Annual Report of Activities of the Commission to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
The presentation was followed by an exchange of views with the Ambassadors of the member and observer States of the Council of Europe.
International Justice Network - 5th meeting
12/04/2023
Paris - The Delegation for European and International Affairs of the Ministry of Justice of France organised the 5th meeting of the International Justice Network (RIJ) on "The rule of law and fundamental rights: a common European priority".
Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, President of the Venice Commission, participated, as the guest of honour, in the 1st panel on “the evaluation of judicial systems, an exercise of the rule of law”.
11/04/2023
Strasbourg - Mr Gianni BUQUICCHIO, President Emeritus and Special Representative of the Venice Commission, received a decoration "the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden Rays in Collar" from the Government of Japan "for his valuable contribution to the strengthening of relations and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and Europe”.
The decoration was presented to Mr Buquicchio by Mr UCHIDA Hiroyuki, Ambassador - Permanent Observer of Japan to the Council of Europe on Tuesday 11 April 2023 at the Consulate General of Japan in Strasbourg.
Japan joined the Venice Commis... read more
02/04/2023
Sofia - Representatives of the Venice Commission accompanied the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) election observation delegation to advise on the legal framework of the early parliamentary elections of 2 April 2023 in Bulgaria.
The delegation observed the opening, voting and counting processes of the elections.
27/03/2023 - 28/03/2023
Bucharest – Upon invitation by the Constitutional Court of Romania, Mme Claire Bazy-Malaurie, President of the Venice Commission, participated in the opening of the event devoted to the 100th anniversary of the adoption of the 1923 Constitution of Romania.
The event, which was held at the Palace of the Parliament of Romania, brought together the highest offices of the state, as well as representatives of the judiciary of Romania, judges of the European constitutional courts, the European Court of Justice and the Association of the Francophone Constitutional Courts.
In t... read more
21/03/2023
Paris - On 21 March 2023 a delegation of the Venice Commission participated in the hearing on “Combatting undue influence: anti-oligarch legislation in Ukraine, Georgia and the Republic of Moldova” organised by the Committee of the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
Ms Angelika Nussberger, member of the Venice Commission, and Ms Grainne McMorrow, former substitute member of the Venice Commission, together with Ms Simona Granata-Menghini, Secretary of the ... read more
19/03/2023
Podgorica – A delegation of the Venice Commission accompanied the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) election observation delegation to advise on the legal framework of the presidential election of 19 March 2023 in Montenegro.
The delegation observed the opening, voting and counting processes of the election.
17/03/2023
By letter dated 3 March 2023 the President of the PACE, Mr Tiny Kox, requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft law on the amendment of the German Federal Election Act.
The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 135th plenary session of the Commission (Venice, 09-10 June 2023).
15/03/2023
Lisbon (Portugal) - The 8th coordination meeting of the UniDem Med project (University for democracy for the Southern Mediterranean) took place on 15 March 2023 in Lisbon (Portugal) just after the launching event of the joint EU and Council of Europe programme "Protecting human rights, rule of law and democracy through shared standards in the Southern Mediterranean" (South Programme V).
The aim of holding the coordinators' meeting at the same time as the launch of the fifth phase of the Southern Programme wass to create new synergies between the coordinators and the beneficiaries... read more
10/03/2023 - 11/03/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista - The Venice Commission:
- Held one minute of silence in commemoration of the victims of the earthquake in Türkiye and Syria;
- Adopted the joint opinion of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODHIR on the Law on Political Parties of Azerbaijan;
- Held an exchange of views with Ms Sanela Latić, Head of the Department for Cooperation with Domestic and International Judicial Bodies and Comparative Law at the Ministry of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and adopted the opinion on the draft law on the courts of Bosnia... read more
76th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections
09/03/2023
Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista
08/03/2023
The Chairman of the Parliament of Georgia Mr Shalva Papuashvili requested the Venice Commission to examine the draft laws on the "Transparency of Foreign Influence" and on the "Registration of Foreign Agents."
07/03/2023
The Government of Portugal has made a voluntary contribution of €170 000 to support:
- the European Court of Human Rights,
- the European Centre for global interdependence and solidarity of the Council of Europe (“North-South Centre”),
- the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026,
- the Council of Europe Neighbourhood Partnership with Tunisia 2022-2025,
- the activities of the Venice Commission, as well as
- the Strasbourg European Youth Centre renovations and improvements to the accessibility and ... read more
07/03/2023
The Venice Commission is pleased to announce the publication of the issue 2/2022 of the e-Bulletin on Constitutional Case-Law, including 15 of cases relating to Covid-19.
The e-Bulletin reports three times a year on the case-law of constitutional courts and courts with equivalent jurisdiction, including case-law of the European Court of Human Rights, the Court of Justice of the European Union and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
The e-Bulletin is sent to liaison officers of these courts and to subscribers by e-mail three times a year, each mailing reports on the... read more
28/02/2023
Rabat - Mr Gianni Buquicchio, President Emeritus and Special representative of the Venice Commission, attended the international conference on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Mediator Institution Kingdom of Morocco entitled « Ensuring the development dimension of human rights effectiveness in public policies: What role for ombudsmen and mediators? ».
This activity was co-financed by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the latter in the framework of the South V Programme "Protecting human rights, the rule of law and democracy... read more
24/02/2023
Paris - Today, the President of the Venice Commission Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie made the following statement:
“On behalf of the Venice Commission, I wish to convey my continued support for the Ukrainian people who for one year has been courageously and strenuously resisting the unprovoked aggression by the Russian Federation.
The Venice Commission upholds the pursuit of peace based on justice and international cooperation, with full respect for the Council of Europe’s core values – democracy, human rights and the Rule of law - and resolutely condemns recourse to violen... read more
Newsletter no. 01/2023
24/02/2023
The Venice Commission published its Newsletter no. 01/2023, which provides information on membership, recent development, the plenary session, opinions under preparation, compilations and publication and activities of the Commission.
Interested readers can subscribe to the newsletter by sending an e-mail to the Secretariat.
23/02/2023 - 24/02/2023
In the framework of the preparation of the draft opinion on the draft law of on the external assessment of Judges and Prosecutors (Law on full vetting) of the Republic of Moldova, the Venice Commission’s delegation met online with the representatives of the following interlocutors:
• Parliamentary majority and opposition parties,
• Ministry of Justice,
• Supreme Court of Justice, Chisinau Court of Appeal, Chisinau district Court,
• Superior Council of Prosecutors and General Prosecutor’s Office,
• Superior Council of Magistracy,
• Association of Judges and... read more
22/02/2023
On 22 February 2023 the Minister of Justice of Montenegro submitted to the Venice Commission the Revised draft amendments to the Law on the Judicial Council and Judges for a follow up opinion. The revision of the draft amendments took place following the Commission’s opinion CDL-AD(2022)050, adopted at its December 2022 plenary session.
This draft follow-up opinion is prepared under the Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism in the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint programme “Horizontal Facility II”. It will be submitted for adoption at the 134th plenary session of... read more
22/02/2023
In the framework of the preparation of the follow-up opinion to four latest opinions concerning the Organic Law on Common Courts of Georgia, the Venice Commission’s delegation met online with the Chairman of the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament, the representatives of the Parliamentary Majority and the Parliamentary Opposition, as well as the representatives of the international community.
The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption by the Venice Commission at its March 2023 plenary session (Venice, 10-11 March 2023). It is prepared under the Quick Response Mechanism... read more
20/02/2023 - 22/02/2023
In the framework of the preparation of the draft opinion on the draft law on courts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the rapporteurs of the Venice Commission met online with representatives of the following interlocutors:
• Ministry of Justice,
• Parliamentary Assembly,
• High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council,
• Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
• Office of the High Representative,
• European Union Delegation,
• NGOs.
The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 134th Plenary Session (Venice, 10-11 March 2023).
This draft op... read more
20/02/2023
By letter dated 13/02/2023, the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft law on the external assessment of judges and prosecutors.
The draft opinion will be prepared jointly with the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule or Law (DGI) of the Council of Europe and will be submitted for adoption at the March plenary session of the Commission (Venice, 10-11 March 2023).
15/02/2023
By letter dated 13 February 2023 the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Moldova requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the draft law on limiting excessive economic and political influence in public life (de-oligarchisation).
The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 134th plenary session of the Commission (Venice, 10-11 March 2023).
14/02/2023
Today, the President of the Venice Commission, Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie, made the following statement:
"Israel has been a member of the Venice Commission since 1 May 2008.
The Venice Commission has consistently stated that in a democratic country governed by the rule of law and respectful of fundamental rights, meaningful judicial review of the compatibility of laws, especially those affecting individual rights, with fundamental principles should be carried out by independent courts, whose decisions must be upheld and respected by all. These courts should be shielded fro... read more
10/02/2023
On 10 February 2023 the Supreme Court of Malawi joined the World Conference on Constitutional Justice which now has 121 members.
08/02/2023
Baku - In the framework of the preparation of the joint opinion on the Law on Political Parties of Azerbaijan, a delegation of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR met online with representatives of several political parties, of the international community present in Baku and of civil society.
The joint opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 134th Plenary Session (Venice, 10-11 March 2023).
02/02/2023
Following the request by the Chairman of the Georgian Parliament dated 1 December 2022, the Venice Commission will prepare an opinion on the draft law of Georgia “On De-oligarchisation” to be submitted for adoption at the 134th Plenary Session of the Commission (10-11 March 2023).
This opinion will be prepared under the Quick Response Mechanism (QRM), in the framework of the EU/CoE joint programme Partnership for Good Governance, funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe.
02/02/2023
The Chairman of the PACE Monitoring Committee requested the Venice Commission to prepare an opinion the Law of Ukraine on "Prevention of threats to national security related to excessive influence of persons with significant economic or political weight in public life (oligarchs)".
The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 134th Plenary Session of the Commission (10-11 March 2023).
02/02/2023
Following the request by the Chairman of the PACE Monitoring Committee dated 30 January 2023, the Venice Commission will prepare an opinion on the Law of Ukraine on National Minorities (Communities).
The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption at the 135th Plenary Session of the Commission (09-10 June 2023).
26/01/2023
On 17 January 2022 the Minister of Justice of the Kyrgyz Republic requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on
the Rules of Procedure of the Jogorku Kenesh ( the parliament) and on amendments to the Law on the Rules of Procedure of the Jogorku Kenesh concerning the procedure for ratification of international treaties.
The draft opinion will be submitted for adoption during the 134th plenary session of the Commission (10-11 March 2023).
This opinion will be prepared in the framework of the joint European Union – Council of Europe Central Asia Rule of Law Program... read more
25/01/2023
On 25 January 2023, Ms Claire Bazy-Malaurie, President of the Venice Commission, sent a letter to Mr Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, concerning follow-up to the opinion CDL-AD(2022)054 adopted by the Venice Commission at its 133rd plenary session (Venice, 16-17 December 2022).
23/01/2023 - 24/01/2023
In the framework of the preparation of the Urgent opinion on the Laws on Counterintelligence and External Intelligence Activity and on the Intelligence and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova, a delegation of the Venice Commission met (online) with representatives of the following interlocutors:
• the Security and Intelligence Service,
• the Sub-Committee for the exercise of parliamentary control over the work of the Intelligence and Security,
• the parliamentary majority and opposition,
• the office of the President of the Republic,
• the Ministry ... read more
23/01/2023
By letter dated 12 December 2022, the Constitutional Court of Ukraine requested an amicus curiae brief relating to the procedure for appointing to office and dismissing the Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Director of the State Bureau of Investigation.
The draft amicus curiae brief will be submitted for adoption during the 134th plenary session of the Commission (10-11 March 2023).
18/01/2023
The Government of Spain has made a voluntary contribution of €150,000 to the budget of the Council of Europe. The part of the voluntary contribution earmarked for the Venice Commission activities constitutes €20,000.
Mr Manuel Montobbio, Permanent Representative of Spain to the Council of Europe, met with Mr Bjørn Berge, Deputy Secretary General, on this occasion.
17/01/2023
Strasbourg – The President of the Venice Commission Ms Claire Bazy Malaurie participated in the 10th Annual Meeting of the Secretary General with the Heads of the Monitoring and Advisory Bodies.
13/01/2023
On 09 January 2023 the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq joined the World Conference on Constitutional Justice which now has 120 members.
12/01/2023
By letter dated 15 December 2022, the President of the PACE Monitoring Committee requested an opinion of the Venice Commission on the Law on Political Parties of Azerbaijan.
The draft opinion will be prepared jointly with the OSCE/ODIHR and submitted for adoption at the 134th plenary session of the Commission (10-11 March 2023).
11/01/2023 - 12/01/2023
Ankara - The Ombudsman institution of Türkiye organised an international conference on “The future of human rights in the 21st century”. Representatives of more than 30 countries took part in the event.
A representative of the Venice Commission delivered a speech on “the Ombudsman institution of the 21st century, the Venice Principles’ perspective”.
05/01/2023
On 27 December 2022 the Supreme Court of The Gambia joined the World Conference on Constitutional Justice which now has 119 members.