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The head of the Cypriot delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), Mr. Nicos Tornaritis, welcomed the opening of the work of the CSCE Committee on Legal and Human Rights in Larnaca
The work of the CSCE Committee on Legal and Human Rights, hosted by the House of Representatives in Larnaca, began today. Thirty-six parliamentarians from Council of Europe (CoE) member states are participating in the session.
Welcoming the members of the Committee to Cyprus, the Head of the Cypriot delegation to the CSCE, Mr. Nikos Tornaritis, referred to the substantial progress achieved by the Republic of Cyprus in the field of implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).
Mr. Tornaritis, in his capacity as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Justice and Public Order, reaffirmed the commitment of the House of Representatives to the work carried out by the CSTO, particularly with regard to the promotion of the rule of law and the defence of human rights. In this context, he referred to the process of revision and modernisation of the justice system in Cyprus and the adoption of relevant bills by the House of Representatives, based on the relevant recommendations of the Venice Commission of the CoE. Mr.Tornaritis noted that the objectives of the revision are both to accelerate the pace of adjudication of cases pending before the courts and to improve the quality of the administration of justice by establishing two special Courts for Commercial and Maritime Cases.
Underlining the importance of the participation of national parliaments in the JCCC, Mr.
Finally, he underlined the essential involvement of national parliaments in the process of compliance of the CoE member states with the decisions and case law of the European Court of Human Rights and the transposition of provisions of the ECHR into the national legal order.
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