Conferences
High-Level Conference, “’Of Unsound Mind’: Convention-compliant approaches to the execution of judgments concerning involuntary detention and treatment on mental health grounds”
On 27 March, the Committee of Ministers’ Presidency of Liechtenstein, in collaboration with the Department for the Execution of Judgments, organised a High-Level Conference, “’Of Unsound Mind’: Convention-compliant approaches to the execution of judgments concerning involuntary detention and...
ENNHRI – 10th anniversary conference in Brussels
On 10 October, the Director of Human Rights and the Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions’ (ENNHRI) 10th anniversary conference Advancing human rights, democracy and rule of law at a critical time in Europe: the role...
2023 Warsaw Human Dimension Conference (OSCE/ODIHR)
On 9 October, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECHR participated in the Warsaw Human Dimension Conference, organised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR). At the thematic session dedicated to judicial independence, the Department emphasised...
Round Table on Professional Policing in Hungary
On 12-13 October, Hungarian Ministry of Justice and the Department for the Execution of Judgments organised a Round Table on professional policing and treatment of apprehended persons by law enforcement. The event took place at the St. László Chapel of the University of Public Service in...
Roundtable on effective national co-ordination for the execution of ECHR judgments
On 7 March a roundtable on Effective national co-ordination: a key factor in reinforcing the domestic capacity for rapid execution of ECHR judgments took place under the aegis of the Irish Vice Presidency of the Committee of Ministers. The roundtable aimed to foster an open and constructive,...
Webinar on the “Execution of the European Court of Human Rights judgments and the Constitutional Court of Ukraine”
On 10-11 February, the Execution Department organised a webinar for the legal staff of the Registry of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. The aim of the webinar was to share knowledge and to allow the Registry to gain a deeper understanding of the work of the Committee of Ministers and the...
Poland: Conference on the right to a fair trial
The Department for the Execution of Judgments participated in the conference Jurisprudence of the ECtHR and shaping the standards concerning the right to a fair trial - 30 years of Polish membership in the Council of Europe, which was organised in Warsaw by the Łazarski University and the Warsaw...
Visit to Ukraine on execution of ECHR judgments
On 17-19 November, a delegation of the Council of Europe visited Kyiv to discuss the challenges and steps to be taken for the execution of ECHR judgments. Discussions focused on the need to co-ordinate and strengthen the institutional and legislative capacities of the executive, legislative and...
North Macedonia: Parliament roundtable on legal gender recognition
On 17 November, the Execution Department participated in the roundtable on legal gender recognition organised by the Parliament of North Macedonia and the Council of Europe. The Execution Department presented the current state of play in the implementation of European Court’s judgment in the X....
Bosnia and Herzegovina: next general elections should be carried out in ECHR-compliant conditions
On 9 and 10 November, the Director of Human Rights and the Execution Department carried out a mission to Sarajevo during which meetings were held with national authorities and representatives of the international community on the long-pending execution of the Sejdić and Finci group of five ECHR...
Official visit to Azerbaijan focuses on execution of ECHR judgments
From 27 to 28 October a delegation of DGI, headed by the Director General, paid an official visit to Baku, Azerbaijan. The meetings focused on the execution of judgments of the European Court in respect of Azerbaijan, in particular on certain cases under the enhanced supervision of the Committee...
Bosnia and Herzegovina: teleconference on execution of ECHR judgments
On 2 November, the Execution Department organised a teleconference with the Government Agent’s Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina, focusing on certain leading cases pending before the Committee of Ministers: Đokić and Mago, concerning the applicants’ inability to repossess pre-war military flats;...
Webinar on ECHR for the Constitutional Court of Serbia
On 22 October, the Execution Department participated in a webinar on the European Convention on Human Rights which was organised by the Council of Europe and attended by advisors of the Constitutional Court of Serbia. The webinar gave the opportunity to around 30 lawyers of the Constitutional...
Property rights protection in Serbia - seminar for judges and prosecutors
On 7-8 October, the Execution Department took part in a seminar on ECHR and the protection of property rights which was attended by judges and prosecutors and organised by the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Judicial Academy of Serbia. The seminar provided a forum for overviewing...
Ukraine - Events on independence and effectiveness of the judicial system
On 30 September – 5 October, the Execution Department carried out a working visit to Ukraine. The department representatives took part in the Annual Judicial Forum “Independent judiciary – the basis of the state in time of turbulence” organised jointly by the Council of Europe - project "Support...
NPMs’ role in the implementation of ECHR judgments and CPT recommendations on police ill-treatment and ineffective investigations
The role of National Preventive Mechanisms (NPMs) in the effective implementation of ECHR judgments and of recommendations of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) was the subject of this year’s European NPM Conference, held from 20 to 22 September 2021 by videoconference....
Belgium: videoconference with NHRIs on the execution of ECHR judgments
On 28 June , the Execution Department organised a videoconference with the new Institut fédéral des droits humains and the Conseil central de surveillance pénitentiaire, independent human rights protection bodies in Belgium. Discussions focused on the procedure for the execution of judgments, in...
Execution by Hungary of ECHR judgments
On 29 June, the Execution Department organised a teleconference with the Government Agent and a representative of the Permanent Representation of Hungary to the Council of Europe. The meeting aimed to follow up on earlier dialogue concerning the rapid and full execution of the European Court's...
Seminar on the effective implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights
A Seminar on the “effective implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights - enhancing domestic dialogue and co-ordination” will take place on 15 June 2021 (10:00-17:30) by videoconference in the framework of the 94th meeting of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH)....
Freedom of expression in Ukraine – Seminars for Judges and Journalists
On 28 April, a seminar for judges and journalists was organised by the Execution Department, in cooperation with the National School of Judges of Ukraine in the context of the project “Legal Education in the field of freedom of expression in Ukraine”. Representatives of the judiciary and media...
