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Methods of Implementation
2.2.2 Review of Implementation
Helsinki 1992 (Decisions: I. Strengthening CSCE Institutions and Structures)
(26) Thorough review of the implementation of CSCE commitments will continue to
play a prominent role in CSCE activities, thus enhancing co-operation among participating States.
(27) Reviews of implementation will be held regularly at review conferences as well as at
special meetings convened for this purpose at the ODIHR and the CPC (…) as provided
for in the relevant CSCE documents.
(28) These reviews of implementation will be of a co-operative nature, comprehensive
in scope and at the same time able to address specific issues.
(29) The participating States will be invited to offer contributions on their implementation experience, with particular reference to difficulties encountered, and to provide their views of implementation throughout the CSCE area. Participating States are
encouraged to circulate descriptions of contributions in advance of the meeting.
(30) Reviews should offer the opportunity to identify action which may be required to
address problems. Meetings at which reviews of implementation take place may draw
to the attention of the CSO any suggestions for measures to improve implementation
which they deem advisable.
Budapest 1994 (Summit Declaration)
14. (…) Periodic reviews of implementation of our commitments, fundamental throughout the CSCE, are critical in the Human Dimension.
Budapest 1994 (Decisions: VIII. The Human Dimension)
5. Building on the implementation review structures in the Helsinki Document 1992
and to improve human dimension implementation, the participating States will use the
Permanent Council for an enhanced dialogue on the human dimension and for possible
action in cases of non-implementation. To this end, the participating States decide that
human dimension issues will be regularly dealt with by the Permanent Council (…)
6. They encourage the Chairman-in-Office to inform the Permanent Council of serious
cases of alleged non-implementation of human dimension commitments, including on
the basis of information from the ODIHR, reports and recommendations of the High
Commissioner on National Minorities (HCNM), or reports of the head of a CSCE mission and information from the State concerned.
Istanbul 1999 (Charter for European Security: III. Our Common Response)
14. (…) We individually confirm our willingness to comply fully with our commitments.
We also have a joint responsibility to uphold OSCE principles (…) We will co-operate in
a spirit of solidarity and partnership in a continuing review of implementation (…)
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