Venice Commission
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advisory body of the Council of Europe
Key facts
- Formation
- May 10, 1990 ; 36 years ago ( 1990-05-10 ) (statute)
- Founded at
- Venice , Italy
- Headquarters
- Strasbourg , France (Secretariat) , Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista , Venice , Italy (Plenary)
- Location
- Europe
- Region served
- Europe
- President
- Claire Bazy-Malaurie
- Parent organization
- Council of Europe
- Website
- venice .coe .int
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- advisory board
- Part of
- Council of Europe
- Official name
- European commission for democracy through law
- Field of work
- constitution
- Country
- France
- Official language
- French
- Headquarters
- Strasbourg
- Parent organization
- Council of Europe
- Official website
- www.venice.coe.int
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- 1990-05-10
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Encyclopedic overview
The Venice Commission (French: Commission de Venise, officially titled European Commission for Democracy through Law) is an advisory body of the Council of Europe, composed of independent experts in the field of constitutional law. It was created in 1990 after the fall of the Berlin Wall, at a time of urgent need for constitutional assistance in Central and Eastern Europe.
Creation
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