Rules and working methods
of the Committee of Ministers
In accordance with Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights as amended by Protocols No. 11 and No.-14, the Committee of Ministers supervises the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.
This work is carried out mainly at four regular meetings (CMDH meetings) every year. Documentation for these meetings takes the form of the Annotated Agenda and Order of Business. Decisions and Notes are made public shortly after the meeting. The Committee of Ministers' essential function is to ensure that member states comply with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee completes each case by adopting a final resolution. In some cases, interim resolutions may prove appropriate. Both kinds of Resolutions are public.
- Procedure and working methods for the Committee of Ministers’ Human Rights meetings, Rapporteur Group on Human Rights, 30 March 2016
- Rules of the Committee of Ministers for the supervision of the execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements
Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 May 2006 at the 964th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies and amended on 18 January 2017 at the 1275th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies and on 6 July 2022 at the 1439th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies - iGuide
Committee of Ministers - procedures and working methods
- DGHL-Exec/Inf (2010)1, 18 May 2010
Entry into force of Protocol No. 14: consequences for the supervision of the execution of judgments of the European Court by the Committee of Ministers
- Information document: CM/Inf/DH(2009)29rev, 3 June 2009
Action plans - action reports: Definitions and objectives - Information document: CM/Inf/DH(2010)37, 6 September 2010
Supervision of the execution of judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights: implementation of the Interlaken Action Plan – Modalities for a twin-track supervision system - Extract of decisions taken during 1100th CMDH meeting - Item e, 2 December 2010
Measures to improve the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights - Proposals for the implementation of the Interlaken Declaration and Action Plan - Information document: CM/Inf/DH(2010)45 final, 7 December 2010
Supervision of the execution of the judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights: implementation of the Interlaken Action Plan – Outstanding issues concerning the practical modalities of implementation of the new twin track supervision system
- Information document: CM/Inf(2004)8final, 7 April 2004
Human rights working methods: Improved effectiveness of the Committee of Ministers' supervision of execution of judgments - Information document: CM/Inf/DH(2006)9rev3, 24 November 2006
Working methods for supervision of the execution of the European Court of Human Rights’ judgments
