Venice Commission2019-09-252019-09-252015-08-202009-12-14http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/225694"Adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 31st meeting (Venice, 10 December 2009) and by the Venice Commission at its 81st plenary session (Venice, 11-12 December 2009) on the basis of comments by Mr Owen MASTERS (Expert, United Kingdom), Mr Valeriy MUSIN (Substitute Member, Russian Federation), Mr Olivier POHLER (Expert, France) and Mr Ángel SANCHEZ NAVARRO (Former Substitute Member, Spain)" (p. 1)engWith permission of the license/copyright holderelectioninternational statuselection observerPolitical ethicsEthics of political systemsEthics of lawRights based legal ethicsGovernance and ethicsGUIDELINES ON AN INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED STATUS OF ELECTION OBSERVERSPreprint