Deprived of plenary sessions by the health crisis since last spring, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has continued its activities in committees and prepared reports which it debates in the Standing Committee, which has been enlarged to include all its members by videoconference. It was in this context that the first part of the autumn session was held on 12 and 13 October. With a common thread: the impact of the pandemic on democracy, the Rule of law and human...