Ombudsman welcomes the 'Venice Principles'
Date of article: 10/07/2019
Daily News of: 10/07/2019
Country: 
Gibraltar
Author: Public Services Ombudsman of Gibraltar
Article language: en
On 2nd May 2019, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe endorsed the “Principles on the Protection and Promotion of the Ombudsman Institution” (“The Venice Principles”). The 25 Principles were adopted by the Venice Commission on 15th March 2019 at its Plenary Session.
The Venice Commission is the European Commission for Democracy through Law. It is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, whose primary task is to assist and advise individual countries on constitutional matters in order to improve the functioning of democratic institutions and the protection of human rights