Translation of "Application de la loi nouvelle plus douce " (French → English) :

5. Urges the Government of Myanmar/Burma to accelerate efforts to review and reform legislation and legal provisions that contravene international human rights standards, with clear target dates for the conclusion of each review; notes that these reforms must include unfettered participation of civil society groups and assistance of international human rights bodies, such as the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); calls on the government to ensure effective implementation of new and revised laws, including by training and building the capacity of implementing institutions, members of the legal profe ...[+++]ssion, law enforcement officers and the judiciary;

(b) the law of the State of the spouses'/registered partners' last habitual residence if one of them still lives there at the time of conclusion of the agreement, provided that the application of that law does not penalise the weaker spouse or partner;

F. whereas it is unclear what kind of materials would fall within the scope of this law and whether its scope extends to books, art, press, publicity, music and public representations such as theatre, exhibitions or demonstrations,

(23) to continue to contribute to ensuring greater alignment of training tools and methods for the training of drug law enforcement officers across the European Union.

21. Stresses the importance of an independent and competent judiciary; calls on the Turkish authorities to adopt active and consistent measures to improve the quality of the court system and the qualities of judges, who have a great responsibility for creating a new legal culture at the service of the citizen, by promoting the correct interpretation and application of laws at all levels (local, regional and national); calls in this respect on Turkey to participate in the AGIS framework programme of the Commission (2003-2007), especially with regard to the training projects for legal practitioners and law-enforcement officials;

Secondary legislation to back up the fledgling Child Protection Act has yet to be approved, and enforcement and implementation of the Act itself need to be improved: Bulgaria should further strengthen its efforts to ensure that the best interests of the child are reflected and that children are placed in care only as a last resort.