legal affairs and human rights committee

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The Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee is a principal body of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe responsible for overseeing rule of law issues, human rights protection, and related legal standards across member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf committee ⓘ
principal body of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
country Council of Europe member states ⓘ
field human rights ⓘ
legal affairs ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
hasRole addressing issues related to access to justice ⓘ
addressing issues related to arbitrary detention and ill-treatment ⓘ
addressing issues related to constitutional and institutional reforms in member states ⓘ
addressing issues related to constitutional justice and constitutional courts ⓘ
addressing issues related to corruption where it affects the rule of law and human rights ⓘ
addressing issues related to fair trial guarantees ⓘ
addressing issues related to freedom of expression from a legal and human rights perspective ⓘ
addressing issues related to international humanitarian law where relevant to member states ⓘ
addressing issues related to the fight against impunity for serious human rights violations ⓘ
addressing issues related to the independence and accountability of prosecutors ⓘ
addressing issues related to the independence of the judiciary ⓘ
addressing issues related to the prohibition of torture and inhuman or degrading treatment ⓘ
addressing issues related to the protection of human rights defenders ⓘ
addressing issues related to the protection of lawyers and the legal profession ⓘ
addressing issues related to the protection of minorities from a legal and human rights perspective ⓘ
addressing issues related to the right to a fair trial and due process ⓘ
addressing issues related to the separation of powers and checks and balances ⓘ
addressing issues related to transitional justice in member states ⓘ
co-operating with other Council of Europe bodies on legal and human rights matters ⓘ
contributing to the Parliamentary Assembly’s election observation activities from a legal standpoint ⓘ
contributing to the development of European human rights standards ⓘ
drafting resolutions and recommendations on legal and human rights issues ⓘ
engaging in dialogue with national authorities on legal and human rights reforms ⓘ
examining allegations of serious violations of Council of Europe human rights standards ⓘ
examining compliance with Council of Europe legal standards ⓘ
following situations of serious human rights concern in member states ⓘ
following the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ
holding hearings with experts and stakeholders on legal and human rights issues ⓘ
monitoring human rights protection in member states ⓘ
monitoring the functioning of democratic institutions from a legal and human rights perspective ⓘ
overseeing rule of law issues in member states ⓘ
preparing opinions on draft Council of Europe conventions and legal instruments ⓘ
preparing reports for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
promoting effective remedies for human rights violations ⓘ
promoting implementation of recommendations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
promoting the rule of law within member states ⓘ
scrutinising national legislation for compatibility with Council of Europe standards ⓘ
jurisdiction Council of Europe ⓘ
parentOrganization Council of Europe ⓘ
partOf Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ

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Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe → mainCommitteeType → legal affairs and human rights committee ⓘ