<font color='#55563B' size='2'>Herwig van Staa : ''It is time for our democracies to incorporate the local and regional dimension in our constitutions''</font>
Herwig van Staa : ''It is time for our democracies to incorporate the local and regional dimension in our constitutions''
[13/10/2014]
‘’The Venice Commission is an indispensable partner to Constitutional Courts, the European Court of Human Rights and other Council of Europe bodies. Most national constitutions and legislations contain provisions on local self-government and that this why the Congress has the privilege to be part of this partnership and can look back on many years of fruitful co-operation,’’ stated Herwig van Staa (Austria, EPP/CCE) at the 100th Plenary Session of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), on 10 October 2014. ‘’We think that it is time for our democracies to incorporate the local and regional dimension in our constitutions. This will better guarantee what is now considered to be an essential component of any democracy, and a trademark for democracy in Europe as is amply demonstrated by the ratification of the European Charter on Local Self-government by the 47 member States of the Council of Europe,’’ he added.
Herwig van Staa : ''Il est temps que nos démocraties intègrent la dimension locale et régionale dans nos constitutions''
[13/10/2014]
''La Commission de Venise est une partenaire indispensable des Cours constitutionnelles, de la Cour européenne des droits de l'homme et d’autres organes du Conseil de l'Europe. La plupart des constitutions et législations nationales contiennent des dispositions sur l’autonomie locale et c’est pourquoi le Congrès a le privilège d’être membre de ce partenariat et compte à son actif de nombreuses années de coopération fructueuse'', a déclaré Herwig van Staa (Autriche, PPE/CCE) à la 100e session plénière de la Commission européenne pour la démocratie par le droit (Commission de Venise), le 10 octobre 2014. ''Nous pensons qu’il est temps pour nos démocraties d’intégrer la dimension locale et régionale dans nos constitutions. Cette initiative permettra de mieux garantir ce qui est à présent considéré comme une composante essentielle de toute démocratie et un trait distinctif de la démocratie en Europe, comme le démontre amplement la ratification de la Charte européenne de l’autonomie locale par les 47 Etats membres du Conseil de l'Europe'' a-t-il ajouté.
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‘’The Venice Commission is an indispensable partner to Constitutional Courts, the European Court of Human Rights and other Council of Europe bodies. Most national constitutions and legislations contain provisions on local self-government and that this why the Congress has the privilege to be part of this partnership and can look back on many years of fruitful co-operation,’’ stated Herwig van Staa (Austria, EPP/CCE) at the 100th Plenary Session of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), on 10 October 2014. ‘’We think that it is time for our democracies to incorporate the local and regional dimension in our constitutions. This will better guarantee what is now considered to be an essential component of any democracy, and a trademark for democracy in Europe as is amply demonstrated by the ratification of the European Charter on Local Self-government by the 47 member States of the Council of Europe,’’ he added.