One of the main goals of legislative activity is to ensure the principle of legal certainty in public relations. The principle of legal certainty requires that there are no gray zones that are not regulated by law, both between citizens and between citizens and public government. According to official information, as a result of monitoring,…
This Law defines the rules of legal regulation of replacement of the actual military service by alternative service for citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan in accordance with Article 78.2 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan. You can read the full text of Draft Law from the attachment: Draft law on Alternative military…
The purpose of this Law is to ensure that national minorities, small nations and ethnic groups living on the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan (hereinafter referred to as “ethnic minorities”) are subject to Articles 25, 32, 44, 45, 127 and other Articles of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan regarding free exercise of…
The purpose of this Law is to determine the procedure for the right of citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan to exercise legislative initiative as established by Article 96 of the Constitution of the Republic of Azerbaijan. You can read the full text of Draft Law from the attachment: Draft Law on legislative initiative
Public participation in the design and implementation of legislation is one of the most important elements of democracy in developed societies. Thus, public participation involves not only checking the effectiveness of laws, but also awareness of issues of public activation, legal participation, and rights, so people can understand how their ideas play a role in…
Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) Steering Committee condemns the heavy-handed action taken by the Russian authorities in response to protests on 27 July 2019. The brutality and violence, as well as the wave of arrests that has followed, is no way to respond to peaceful expression of opinion – a civil right, enshrined in human rights and fundamental…
The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments (DEJ) has provided us with some useful feedback, relating to submissions made by applicants and their representatives on the implementation of judgments in Azerbaijan. The feedback is as follows: Submissions on Azerbaijani cases are generally poorer compared to those made from other countries. There are…
“Freedom of expression in Azerbaijan continues to be under threat” said Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, at the end of a four-day visit to Azerbaijan. Recalling the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments stressing a troubling pattern of arbitrary arrest and detention of government critics, civil society activists and human rights…
In the recent judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) in Ilgar Mammadov v Azerbaijan (Mammadov 46(4)) examined under Article 46(4) infringement proceedings, the Grand Chamber found that Azerbaijan had failed to comply with the Court’s original judgment in Ilgar Mammadov (Mammadov No.1) by refusing to release political activist Ilgar Mammadov, who was arrested on politically…
This policy paper was prepared within the framework of Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF), specifically for Tbilisi Eastern Partnership Conference: Promoting Common Values through Education and Culture, happening between 25-26 June 2019. It provides a snapshot of the situation, with regards to promoting the fundamental European values in the higher education systems of the six EaP countries.…
