Venice Commission: New Legal “Chords”

The article is devoted to the study of new trends in the activities of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission), which have emerged recently. In particular, legal “facets” have appeared in the expert work of the Venice Commission, which, being new examples of doctrinal interpretation, deserve scientific study in a separate study. First of all, we are talking about a very “rigid” doctrinal interpretation carried out in relation to the analysis of the legislation of various states by the experts of the Venice Commission, which is objectified in the form of recommendations to States, but is directed much further than the classical “soft” law. At the same time, the “orbit” of such assessment often includes the sovereign rights of States, including amendments to the constitution and constitutional laws, the protection of human rights, the functioning of “branches of government”, and aspects of national security. In the article, this thesis is illustrated by the example of the legislation of Hungary, Georgia, and the Kyrgyz Republic.