The Commissioner for Legislation, Ms Louisa Christodoulides Zannetou, held a formal meeting on 29 March 2022, with representatives of the Council of Europe (CoE) at the Legislation Commissioner's Office. The delegation consisted of. Vasily Lukashevich, Senior Lawyer at the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights, Legal Advisor in the Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law, Ms. Rafaella Hadjikyriacou, Project Officer and Legal Analyst, Innovative Solutions for Human Rights and Justice Unit, Transversal Challenges and Multilateral Projects Task Force, Department for the Implementation of Human Rights, Justice and Legal Co-operation Standards.
During the introductory meeting, views were exchanged and issues related to the scope of activities of the Office of the Commissioner for Legislation and the CoE were discussed. The Commissioner for Legislation had the opportunity to be informed about the important role played by this sector of the CoE and in particular about its mission, purpose and activities in Cyprus. The Commissioner presented her work on the issues of concern to the CoE and made extensive reference to her role in terms of drafting, codification and translation of national legislation, but also in terms of monitoring the compliance of national legislation with recent developments in the field of human rights.
The parties, in the context of their discussion, expressed their interest in establishing channels of communication and future cooperation in order for the two institutions to contribute as much as possible to the progress and development of human rights in Cyprus.
