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  • Türkiye: Joint Opinion on the Amendments to the Electoral Legislation by Law No. 7393 of 31 March 2022
    This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission For Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Chairman of the Committee on the Honouring of Obligations and Commitments by Member States of the Council of Europe (Monitoring Committee) of the Parliamentary Assembly. 
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    1 July 2022
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  • Georgia: Opinion on the Legislative Amendments on the State Inspector's Service
    This legal opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of Public Defender of Georgia.
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    22 February 2022
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  • Ukraine: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Improving the Procedure for Establishing the Impossibility of Holding National and Local Elections, All-Ukrainian and Local Referendums in Certain Territories and Polling Stations
    The joint opinion was prepared jointly by ODIHR and the European Commission for Democracy through Law of the Council of Europe (Venice Commission), 10 to 11 December 2021.
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    14 December 2021
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  • Ukraine: Urgent Joint Opinion on the Draft law on Local Referendum
    The joint opinion was prepared by the European Commission For Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR).
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    14 February 2022
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  • Hungary: Joint Opinion on the 2020 Amendments to Electoral Legislation
    This Joint Opinion was prepared at the request of the Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. It was adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections on 14 October 2021 and by the Venice Commission at its 128th Plenary Session (15-16 October 2021).
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    22 October 2021
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  • Mongolia: Opinion on the Law on the Judiciary
    This legal opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Judicial General Council of Mongolia.
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    5 January 2022
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  • Italy: Opinion on Draft Law on Measures to Prevent and Counter Manifestations of Hatred Online
    This legal opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Chair of the Committee on Human Rights in the World of the Parliament of Italy.
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    23 December 2021
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  • Kazakhstan: Comparative Note on Models of Judicial Councils as Independent and Self-Governing Bodies
    This note was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) at the request of the Chairman of the High Judicial Council of Kazakhstan.
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    23 December 2021
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