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Venice Commission to refer to Armenia
The Venice Commission convenes its 80th plenary session on October 9.
Amendments to the Civil Code in Armenia, lustration in Albania, discrimination in Montenegro, electoral laws of Serbia and Ukraine, are among highlights of Venice Commission plenary session
At its 80th plenary session, the Commission is expected to adopt the opinions on the following issues:
- Albania - at the request of the Constitutional Court of Albania, the constitutionality of the Albanian law of 22 December 2008 on lustration (*) which allows a newly created administrative body to terminate, for an indefinite period of time and through a specific procedure, the mandates of the President, the MPs, the ministers, the judges of the Constitutional and the High Courts.
- Montenegro - at the request of the former Minister for the Protection of Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro, the draft law on prohibition of discrimination. The intention of the Montenegrin authorities to adopt a single comprehensive anti-discrimination act is to be welcomed and encouraged. The act is likely to constitute a significant step in combating discrimination in the country.
- Serbia - at the request of the Public Administration and Local Authorities Ministry of Serbia, three draft electoral laws: the State Election Commission of Serbia, the draft Law on the Unified Register of Voters of Serbia and the draft Law on the Election of Councillors of Serbia.
- Ukraine - at the request of members of Verkhovna Rada, the amendments of certain legislative acts on elections of the President of Ukraine. The amendments concern the composition of electoral commissions, voters' lists and new system of electoral disputes.
Other questions on the agenda include:
- Armenia - draft law amending the Civil code concerning the rules on compensation of victims of defamation by the press;
- Georgia - amendments to the law on occupied territories;
- Latvia - draft amendments to the Law on the Constitutional Court;
- Montenegro - amendments to the Law on the protector of human rights and freedoms.
