ODIHR launches new version of Legislationline.org database

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched a new version of its free legislative database Legislationline.org on 27 July 2018.

Created in 2002, the online database is designed to assist OSCE participating States in bringing their legislation into line with OSCE commitments and other international standards in various areas, including independence of the judiciary, gender equality and counter-terrorism. It has served as a reference tool for a variety of users – law drafters, legal professionals, government officials, parliamentary staff and members of civil society.

The new, more user-friendly website is available in English and Russian. It contains a compilation of national legislative acts, a selection of international standards on human dimension issues, legal reviews, assessments and guidelines prepared by ODIHR, and a collection of documents providing insights into legislative processes in OSCE participating States.

The database also provides access to constitutions and criminal codes of all OSCE participating States. All documents can be searched by keywords or filtered by topic or country.

"We are pleased to announce that the new version of the Legislationline database is now available, and we hope that it will benefit even more people who are interested in legislation and human rights,” said Marcin Walecki, Head of the ODIHR Democratization Department.