Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe

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The Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is a key body responsible for overseeing human rights protection, the rule of law, and legal standards among the Council of Europe’s member states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human rights body ⓘ
parliamentary committee ⓘ
abbreviation PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights ⓘ
aim to promote the rule of law and democratic principles in member states ⓘ
to strengthen human rights protection in Europe ⓘ
composition members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
country France ⓘ
field constitutional matters ⓘ
democratic governance ⓘ
human rights ⓘ
international law ⓘ
legal affairs ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
hasRole addressing corruption and abuse of power from a rule‑of‑law perspective ⓘ
addressing questions of judicial independence ⓘ
conducting fact‑finding visits and hearings ⓘ
co‑operating with other Council of Europe monitoring bodies ⓘ
drafting resolutions and recommendations ⓘ
examining issues related to access to justice ⓘ
examining issues related to freedom of expression and media freedom ⓘ
examining issues related to non‑discrimination and equality before the law ⓘ
examining issues related to political prisoners and arbitrary detention ⓘ
examining legal standards within the Council of Europe ⓘ
examining questions related to asylum and migration from a human‑rights perspective ⓘ
examining questions related to statelessness and nationality ⓘ
examining the functioning of democratic institutions in member states ⓘ
following implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights ⓘ
following up on individual and collective complaints concerning human rights ⓘ
monitoring human rights protection in member states ⓘ
organising hearings with experts, NGOs and national authorities ⓘ
overseeing respect for the rule of law in member states ⓘ
preparing opinions on draft Council of Europe conventions ⓘ
preparing reports for the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
proposing legal reforms to strengthen human rights protection ⓘ
scrutinising national legislation for compatibility with Council of Europe standards ⓘ
headquartersLocation Palace of Europe ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ
inception 1949 ⓘ
jurisdiction Council of Europe member states ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
locatedIn Strasbourg, France ⓘ
linked to: Strasbourg
meetsAt sessions of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
parentOrganization Council of Europe ⓘ
partOf Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
supervises respect for Council of Europe human rights standards by member states ⓘ
website https://pace.coe.int/en/pages/committee-legal-affairs-human-rights ⓘ

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Rules of Procedure, Immunities and Institutional Affairs Committee → relatedTo → Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe ⓘ
Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe → abbreviation → PACE Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights ⓘ
linked to: Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe