Venice Commission examines democratic control of security services and
video surveillance during its 71st plenary session
Strasbourg, 29.05.2007 – The Council of Europe’s European Commission for
Democracy through Law (the "Venice Commission") will be meeting in
Venice on 1 and 2 June (Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista).
On the session agenda are the examination of a number of important legal
texts from different countries and the adoption of several opinions. The
Commission will, for example, adopt a report on the democratic control
of security services in Council of Europe member States that was
prepared at the request of the Committee of Ministers. Another important
point concerns the study on the video surveillance by private operators
in the public and private spheres and by public authorities in the
private sphere.
Other points submitted for adoption:
* the draft opinion on the draft Constitution of Montenegro;
* the draft opinion on early elections in Ukraine;
* the draft joint opinion of the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR on the
latest amendments to the electoral code of Armenia.
The Commission will also endorse the opinion on the draft law on the
People’s advocate of Kosovo.
The Commission will further examine with a view to adoption, the draft
opinion on the draft Law on the parliamentary opposition in Ukraine, as
well as the draft opinion on the law on amendments to certain laws
concerning the status of Deputies of the Verkhovna Rada of the
Autonomous Republic of Crimea and of Local Councils of Ukraine
(introducing an "imperative mandate").
In May 2007, Morocco became a new member State of the Venice Commission.
All the adopted texts are public and will be available on the
Commission’s website:
Press contact on the spot:
Roberto Tumbarello, Council of Europe press correspondent in Italy
Mobile: +39 335 69 38 216, [email protected]
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