Legal Development in Central and Eastern Europe

 

The legal development of Middle- and Eastern Europe is subject of the research. For that reason, the staff of the institute publishs regularly on this topic.

 

Comments of Prof. Dr. Nußberger for the Venice Commission

As a substitute member of the European Commission for Democracy through Law, better known as the Venice Commission, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A. regularly prepared comments on specific legal problems of Central and Eastern European countries until 2010, on the basis of which the Commission issues its opinions. The Venice Commission was founded in 1990 shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Since then it has played a leading role in the adoption of constitutions that conform to the standards of Europe's constitutional heritage.

Albania

• Draft Law on “Freedom of religion, religious organisations and mutual relations with the State”
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A. (with Louis Christians)
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Law on Legalisation, Urban Planning and Integration of Unatuhorised Buildings
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A. 
  • Amicus Curiae Opinion of the Commission

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Case of Sejdić and Finci v. Bosnia and Herzegovina pending before the ECHR
  • Amicus Curiae Brief

Georgia

• Amendments and Annexes to the Law on Occupied Territories 2009
  • Interim Opinion of the Commission
• Law on Occupied Territories
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Law on Disciplinary Responsibility and Disciplinary Prosecution of Judges of Common Courts
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A.
  • Opinion of the Commission

Kyrgyzstan

• Draft Constitution of the Kyrgyz Republic (2010)
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Law on amending and supplementing the Law on the Supreme Court and Local Courts
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A.
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Constitutional Law on Court Juries
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A.
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Constitutional Law on bodies of Judicial self-regulation
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A.
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Constitutional situation (Changes to the constitution 2006/2007)
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A.
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Comparative analysis of three drafts for a constitution (2006)
  • Preliminary Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A. (with Andres Fogelklou)

Ukraine

• Draft Law amending the Constitution of Ukraine
  • Opinion of the Commission (draft of Yanukovich et.al.)
  • Opinion of the Commission (President's draft)
• Law on Amending some legislative acts on the election of the President of Ukraine
  • Joint Opinion of the Commission and the OSCE
• Law amending the Law on Election of People's Deputies of Ukraine
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Draft Constitution of Ukraine
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A.
  • Opinion of the Commission
• Legislative Initiative in Europe
  • Comments by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Nußberger M.A.
  • Report of the Commission