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TunisiaEU Police and Rule of Law Mission helps Palestine align legislation with international treaties
A delegation made up of 13 legal experts from different Palestinian ministries and civil society organisations visited Amman, Jordan on 2-3 December 2019 for a training course organised by the EU Police and Rule of Law Mission (EUPOL COPPS) on harmonising legislation with international obligations.
The legal experts are all members of the Harmonisation Committee, which is the body responsible for aligning Palestine’s national legislation with international conventions and treaties. The legal experts are all members of the Harmonisation Committee, which is the body responsible for aligning Palestine’s national legislation with international conventions and treaties.
The rapporteur of the Harmonisation Committee Yousef Abdul Samad stressed the importance of continued cooperation with the Mission and the role this workshop has played in raising the capabilities of the members of the Committee by introducing them to comparative experiences. He considered the training to be particularly useful in light of the challenges facing the Committee, and the large amount of legislation which needs to be harmonised.
EUPOL COPPS is the European Union Co-ordinating Office for Palestinian Police Support. The aim of the Mission is to contribute to the establishment of sustainable and effective policing arrangements and to advise Palestinian counterparts on criminal justice and rule of law related aspects under Palestinian ownership.
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