Completed Co-operation Projects
The Council of Europe implements many co-operation projects with member and neighbourhood states to support their justice sector reform. The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ), which is also responsible for facilitating co-operation between member states in the areas of its competence, contributes with its members and thanks to their expertise to the success of these projects, in particular on the application of standards developed by the CDCJ.
Below are most recent achievements by the Legal Co-operation Department in relation to justice sector reforms and legal co-operation in the Council of Europe member states:
Armenia
- Strengthening the Independence, Professionalism and Accountability of the Justice System (Joint Programme)
- Support to the implementation of the judicial reform in Armenia (PGG)
Azerbaijan
Republic of Belarus
Bulgaria
Georgia
- Strengthening the Independence and Efficiency of the Justice System (Voluntary Contribution)
- Support to the Georgian Bar Association (PGG)
- Strengthening the capacity of the High School of Justice (Voluntary Contribution)
- Support to the implementation of the judicial reform (Voluntary Contribution)
Kazakhstan
Malta
Republic of Moldova
Montenegro
Republic of North Macedonia
- Support to legal aid reforms in the Republic of North Macedonia” (Horizontal Facility)
- Expert support to judicial reforms in the Republic of North Macedonia” (Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism – Horizontal Facility)
Norway Grants
Portugal
Russian Federation
Serbia
Türkiye
Ukraine
- Supporting Ukraine in the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
- Strengthening the system of judicial accountability (Council of Europe Human Rights Trust Fund)
- Support to the implementation of the judicial reform in Ukraine (Voluntary Contribution)
- Bar associations in Ukraine
Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine