Positions Taken
- Blasphemy
- In 2009, the Venice Commission attracted rare news coverage for its opinion that "blasphemy should not be illegal".
- Elections - Boundary delimitation
As part of its report, European Commission for Democracy Through Law: Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, Guidelines and Explanatory Reports adopted October 2002, the Venice Commission recommended a number of considerations when dealing with issues of boundary delimitation.
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