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Adoption of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer
The Council of Europe has adopted the first-ever international treaty aiming to protect the profession of lawyer. The Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer responds to increasing reports of attacks on the practice of the profession, whether in the form of...
The CDCJ publishes a Feasibility study on a non-binding legal instrument on stateless children’s access to nationality
As a contribution to the Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021-2025) and the Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027), the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) publishes a...
Launching of the webpage dedicated to the European Convention on Information on Foreign Law and its Additional Protocol
A webpage aiming to facilitate the implementation of the European Convention on Foreign Law (ETS No.62) and its Additional Protocol (ETS No. 97) is now available on the CDCJ’s website. These instruments are meant primarily to provide mechanisms whereby information on foreign law can be obtained...
Joint session of the CDCJ and the CDENF: approval of the draft recommendation on the protection of the rights and best interests of the child in care proceedings
At a joint session held on 3 December 2024, the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) and the Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF) approved the draft recommendation on the protection of the rights and best interests of the child in care proceedings, and adopted its...
Approval of the draft convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer and other outcomes of the 103rd plenary meeting of the CDCJ
The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) held its 103rd plenary meeting in Strasbourg from 19 to 21 November 2024. Following a final examination, the CDCJ approved the draft convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer prepared by the Committee of Experts on the Protection...
Outcome of the 10th meeting
CJ/ENF-ISE - 10th meeting on the preparation of a legal instrument on the rights and best interests of the child in care proceedings
The Committee of Experts on the Rights and the Best interests of the Child in Parental Separation and in Care Proceedings (CJ/ENF-ISE) held on 14-16 October its 10th and last meeting to finalise the draft recommendation on the protection of the rights and best interests of the child in care...
Stateless children: 2nd meeting of the Limited working group on migration (CDCJ-MIG)
The Limited Working group of the CDCJ on migration (CDCJ-MIG) held its second meeting on stateless children on 26-27 September 2024 online. During its meeting, it examined the preliminary draft feasibility study on a non-binding legal instrument regarding stateless children’s access to...
CJ-AV - 9th and last meeting on the preparation of a draft convention to strengthen the protection of lawyers
The CJ-AV held its last meeting devoted to the drafting of the future convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer. This new binding instrument aims to strengthen the protection afforded to lawyers so as to allow them to freely practice their profession without prejudice or...
Main outcomes of the 102nd plenary meeting of the CDCJ
The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) held its 102nd plenary meeting in Strasbourg from 11 to 13 June 2024. The Committee undertook an in-depth examination on the draft text of the future convention for the protection of the profession of lawyer and its explanatory report, as...
Publication of the new Handbook “The Administration and You” to take into account the increasing use of AI
An update of the Handbook “The Administration and You” has just been published. This Handbook sets out and explains the substantive and procedural principles which govern relations between public authorities and individuals. In this 3rd edition, which was adopted by the CDCJ in December 2023, the...
