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ArticleAzerbaijan: New Law on the Regulation of the Electric Power Sector Published A new law on the regulation of the electric power sector was published in Azerbaijan’s official gazette, Azərbaycan, on May 20, 2023. The law, titled Law on Electric Power (No. 858-VIQ) brings changes to the existing framework and introduces a timeline for the gradual deregulation of Azerbaijan’s electric power sector and the creation of a … Continue reading “Azerbaijan: New Law on the Regulation...
- Contributor: Cantekin, Kayahan
- Date: 2023-06-27
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Country Launches Arbitration Proceedings against Armenia, Claiming Environmental Damage in Nagorno-Karabakh On January 19, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan (MFAA) issued a press release announcing that Azerbaijan had commenced arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Armenia under the Berne Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats, to which both states are a party. The press release was transmitted to the … Continue reading “Azerbaijan: Country Launches Arbitration Proceedings against...
- Contributor: Cantekin, Kayahan
- Date: 2023-03-12
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Targeted Financial Sanctions Law Adopted On February 1, 2023, the Targeted Financial Sanctions Law (TFSL, Law No. 782-VIQ) was published in Azerbaijan’s government newspaper and entered into force. A presidential decree on the implementation of the TFSL (Decree) was also published the same day. The law’s preamble states that the law’s purpose is to provide for the legal basis and … Continue reading “Azerbaijan: Targeted Financial Sanctions Law Adopted”
- Contributor: Cantekin, Kayahan
- Date: 2023-02-28
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ArticleAzerbaijan: New Law on Public-Private Partnerships Published On December 27, 2022, the new Azerbaijani Law on Public-Private Partnerships (Law No. 691-VIQ) was published in the official state newspaper Azerbaijan.The law defines “public-private partnership” (PPP) as a joint activity undertaken by public entities and private partners on the basis of a contract for the provision of public services and the creation and management … Continue reading “Azerbaijan: New Law on Public-Private Partnerships...
- Contributor: Cantekin, Kayahan
- Date: 2023-02-06
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ArticleAzerbaijan: National Assembly Passes New Media Bill On December 30, 2021, the National Assembly of Azerbaijan passed a bill for a new Media Law, which, if President Ilham Aliyev signs it into law, will introduce a new legal framework for the regulation of online and print media outlets and of journalists engaged in the creation and dissemination of “mass information.” The bill … Continue reading “Azerbaijan: National Assembly Passes New Media...
- Contributor: Cantekin, Kayahan
- Date: 2022-02-01
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Draft Laws on Use of Videoconferencing Systems in Parliamentary Procedure Adopted (Apr. 14, 2020) On April 9, 2020, the Parliament of Azerbaijan adopted in the second reading a draft law that, should it ultimately be enacted, would amend the Internal Regulations of the Parliament. The draft law would authorize the speaker of the Parliament to order the holding of parliamentary (plenary) meetings and the meetings of […]
- Contributor: Cantekin, Kayahan
- Date: 2020-04-14
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ArticleAzerbaijan: President Appointed His Wife as First Vice-President (Mar. 24, 2017) On February 21, 2017, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, appointed his wife, Mehriban Aliyeva, as the First Vice-President of the Republic, in accordance with newly added article 1031 of Azerbaijan’s Constitution. (Appointment by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of M. A. Aliyeva as the First Vice-President of the Republic […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2017-03-24
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Tax Reform Proposed (Aug. 31, 2016) On August 4, 2016, the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, issued a decree approving the Basic Principles of the Tax Reform Planned for 2016 and Guidelines for Streamlining Tax Collection. The decree orders the Taxation Ministry to draft, within the next three months, a detailed proposal that would bring current tax legislation […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2016-08-31
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Journalist on Trial (Aug. 13, 2015) On August 7, 2015, the case of Khadija Ismayilova, a reporter for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) in Azerbaijan, was brought to trial, eight months after she was arrested on accusations of tax evasion, abuse of power, and embezzlement. Ismayilova asserts that the charges are politically motivated, following her reporting on government […]
- Contributor: Johnson, Constance
- Date: 2015-08-13
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ArticleAzerbaijan: New Law on Religious Organizations (June 16, 2009) A new Law on Religious Organizations and related amendments to Azerbaijan's Criminal Code and Code of Administrative Violations entered into force on May 31, 2009, after the President of the Republic signed the Law passed by the Milli Mejlis (legislature). The Law revises the definition of a religious organization, with the purpose […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2009-06-16
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Law to Counter Terrorism Financing (Mar. 4, 2009) On February 10, 2009, the Milli Majlis (legislature) of Azerbaijan passed the Law on Countering Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing. The Law was drafted under the supervision of the Council of Europe, whose recommendations were included in the text of the Law. According to the Law, a special government agency tasked with […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2009-03-04
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Court Removes Limits on Number of Presidential Terms (Jan. 26, 2009) On December 24, 2008, the Constitutional Court of Azerbaijan ruled that amendments to the nation's Constitution passed by the legislature on December 19, 2008, are constitutional and eligible for confirmation by the electorate in a popular referendum scheduled for February 2009. Twenty-six of the amendments abrogate the existing provision prohibiting an incumbent […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2009-01-26
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Peacekeeping Contingent in Afghanistan Will Be Doubled (Sept. 29, 2008) On September 18, 2008, the Security and Defense Committee of the Parliament of Azerbaijan unanimously approved amendments to the Law on Participation in Peacekeeping Operations in Afghanistan, which were introduced in the legislature by the Azerbaijani President Ilhom Aliyev. The goal of the proposed bill is to double the Azerbaijani contingent in […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2008-09-29
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ArticleAzerbaijan: Election Law Changed (July 2, 2008) On June 3, 2008, amendments to the Electoral Code of Azerbaijan were passed by the nation's legislature. The amendments, which were proposed by the Azerbaijani presidential administration on the eve of a new presidential election campaign, shorten the duration of the campaign, prohibit any electoral activities earlier than three months before the […]
- Contributor: Roudik, Peter
- Date: 2008-07-02