III. GENERAL LEGISLATIVE CONSIDERATIONS

Two new pieces of legislation address the issue of maternity.

Principal legislation relating to family matters

II. LEGISLATIVE REFORMS IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

Independence of judges and Mr. P. Cumaraswamy 2000

Constitutional issues (legislative recommendation 1 and paras. 1 4)

The land question also raises the issue of finding adequate mechanisms to regulate the relationship between national legislation and customary law.

Legislation on nationality and other connected issues

(d) Technical problems stretch over into the legislative area.

Possible legislative approaches to dealing with these issues are considered in chapter X, Performance issues .

It was noted that, in dealing with individual topics, the draft legislative guide should distinguish among the following categories of issues general legal issues under the laws of the host country issues relating to legislation specific to privately financed infrastructure projects issues that might be dealt with at the regulatory level and issues of a contractual nature.

The Guide discusses the desirability of dealing with those issues in legislation and offers examples, as appropriate, of possible legislative solutions on certain issues.

The legislative functions assumed by the Council were also touched upon.

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Legislative Framework Education is a provincial subject under the Constitution.

It was noted that, in dealing with individual topics, the draft legislative guide should distinguish between the following categories of issues general legal issues under the laws of the host country issues relating to legislation specific to privately financed infrastructure projects issues that might be dealt with at the regulatory level and issues of a contractual nature.

The Public Prosecutor would then immediately have placed the matter before the Constitutional Court, where it would have been considered, as desired by the complainants.

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C. Structure of the draft legislative guide and issues to be covered

C. Structure of the draft legislative guide and issues to be covered

Following his address, the Special Rapporteur was interviewed by journalists on the issue of judicial independence and, in particular, on judicial appointments.

The Legal Aid Services Council and the question of an independent statutory body for legal aid

Within the structure of legislative authorities, parliamentary commissions have been formed for gender Equality, as working groups of legislative bodies.

Both the ICTR and the ICTY were established to hold individuals accountable for such crimes.

In terms of the subject matter, two principal issues preoccupied me as I approached this visit the issue of the conformity of the legislative package recently adopted by President Gbagbo with the relevant agreements, and the urgency of appointing a reconstituted Independent Electoral Commission.

Members asked about the status of the new Penal Code and the extent of independence enjoyed by magistrates.

The Court ruled that the issue was controversial and, thus, there is need for legislative involvement.

Queries were expressed concerning the effectiveness of criminal legislation in combating racial discrimination.

Brazil does not, however, have comprehensive legislation on domestic violence.

(a) quot Cuando el género suena cambios trae una metodología para introducir la perspectiva de género en la legislación quot (When gender is noted, changes come a methodology for the introduction of the perspective of gender in legislation)

We have a youth commission in the national Congress, the legislative power in Peru.

(w) The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and the Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers should visit Haiti.

The central issue, addressing women, is the issue of trade with women and this is addressed within state executive and legislative authority.

The independent expert raised these issues with various levels of authority, particularly the Minister for the Interior and the Minister of Justice (who assured the independent expert that he would seriously look into the matter) as well as with media sources while on mission.

Prepared paper on the position of developing countries on the question of a reference to international law in the formulation of the Code of Conduct for Transnational Corporations.

Seminars entitled The indigenous peoples standard setting systems, national and international legislation (2001) Current problems of constitutional law (2002).

In this regard, the establishment of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda and the Special Court for Sierra Leone has great significance.

The Commission exchanged views on the nature of the issues to be discussed in the draft legislative guide and possible methods for addressing them.

It was suggested that the draft legislative guide should take into consideration and discuss, as appropriate, the cost implications of possible solutions for particular issues.

22. The Commission exchanged views on the nature of the issues to be discussed in the draft legislative guide and possible methods of addressing them.

It was established by legislation introduced to address a growing problem of money laundering by organized criminal groups, and amended in 2002 to deal with the suppression of terrorism financing.

Establishment of a working group on the implications of the relationship between international humanitarian law and human rights law

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Establishment of a sessional working group on the administration of justice under agenda item 3

Mr. Param Cumaraswamy Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers