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08STATE37076
2008-04-09 18:27:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE AGENDA,

Tags:  KDEM OSCE PHUM PREL 
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM OSCE PHUM PREL
SUBJECT: OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE AGENDA,
TIMETABLE AND MODALITIES HUMAN DIMENSION SEMINAR

REF: USOSCE 84

UNCLAS STATE 037076

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM OSCE PHUM PREL
SUBJECT: OSCE GUIDANCE: DRAFT DECISION ON THE AGENDA,
TIMETABLE AND MODALITIES HUMAN DIMENSION SEMINAR

REF: USOSCE 84


1. The Department authorizes USOSCE to join consensus on the
draft decision on the Agenda, Timetable and Modalities of the
Huamn Dimension Seminar (PC.DD/11/08/Rev.1),with the changes
outlined in paragraph 2.


2. Post should seek the following changes to the text as
transmitted to the EUR/RPM (ref),in the subject for working
group 1:

Working Group I: Constitutional justice and the rule of law

-- Institutional models for ensuring the supremacy of
constitutional provisions and safeguarding constitutional
principles;

-- Constitutional review of draft and adopted legislation *
practices and lessons-learned;

-- Role of constitutional courts in fulfilling obligations in
international law, including international human rights
(INSERT: TREATIES) (DELETE: instruments),(DELETE: and
co-operation with international bodies.).

Reasons for change: not all "instruments" contain legally
binding "obligations." Treaties is therefore a more accurate
term. Also, the phrase "international bodies" is not defined
and could include a variety of bodies (such as special
rapporteurs) that the judicial system doesn't have to
"cooperate" with.
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