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Council of Europe hosted the final meeting of the Core Group on the Establishment of a Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
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Conference to Mark the 3rd Anniversary of Russia’s Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine - The Role of the Council of Europe in the Pursuit of Peace, Justice and Accountability in Ukraine
The full programme can be seen here. 3rd Anniversary of Russia’s Full-scale Invasion of Ukraine: The Role of the Council of Europe in the pursuit of Peace, Justice & Accountability Dublin City University, 27 February 2025 Towards a Special Tribunal for Ukraine within the Framework of the...
67th meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI)
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Speaking points Mr Jörg POLAKIEWICZ 67th meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) Vienna (hybrid), 19 September 2024 Dear Helmut, Dear colleagues and friends, First of all, allow me to thank our hosts here, in this charming city of...
Informal Conference of the Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe
Towards Accountability for International Crimes Committed in Ukraine
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Informal Conference of the Ministers of Justice “Towards Accountability for International Crimes Committed in Ukraine” 5 September 2024 Session II: Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine and role of the Council of Europe Jörg Polakiewicz Minister of...
International Conference on the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine
Our Director, Jörg Polakiewicz, chaired Panel #2 (Potential models for the Special Tribunal for Ukraine) at the international conference on the Special Tribunal for the crime of aggression against Ukraine held in London. The event brought together notable international lawyers and experts...
Side event at the international law week New York
The Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY The Register of Damage Caused by the Aggression of the Russian Federation Against Ukraine Side event at the international law week New York Jörg Polakiewicz*, Legal Adviser, Council of Europe Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great privilege and pleasure to be with you....
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR THE CRIME OF AGGRESSION AGAINST UKRAINE - JUSTICE TO BE SERVED
Please find below the link to the NGO Tribunal Conference in which Mr Polakiewicz participated as a speaker. His intervention, on the 1st panel, starts around 1h07 in the video. https://www.ngotribunal.org/conference
Lighting the Shade: Application of ECHR in Areas of Conflict
Mr Polakiewicz attended the Conference Lighting the Shade: Effective Application of ECHR in Areas of Conflict in Europe on 1 September, at the National University of Ireland, Galway. Please click here for the conference programme. Please click on the links below to watch the full conference (Mr...
Russia's explusion from the Council of Europe - communication to the 62nd meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI)
Speaking points Mr Jörg POLAKIEWICZ Russia's explusion from the Council of Europe - communication to the 62nd meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) Strasbourg (hybrid), 24 March 2022 Dear Alina, Dear CAHDI experts and colleagues, The world is no...
The rule of law - towards a common definition?
The rule of law - towards a common definition? Colloquium of the René Cassin Foundation, Strasbourg, 10 December 2021 Jörg Polakiewicz * Introduction In my almost 30-year career at the Council of Europe, I have had to deal with the concept of the rule of law on several occasions. As a...
VÖLKERRECHTSLUNCH - Interview with Mr Polakiewicz
Upcoming Event on 5 April 2021
*German only* The interview with Mr Polakiewicz will take place on Monday, 5 April 2021, between 12pm-1pm where he will provide insight into his career and current activities. Afterwards, students and other interested parties will have the opportunity to ask questions. The event notice and the...
Complementarity and Effectiveness of Council of Europe Soft Law
Roundtable on Regulation in the 21st Century
Please find below the speaking notes of Mr Polakiewicz on which he based his intervention: CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Introduction The Statute of the Council of Europe (CoE) names recommendations and conventions or agreements as instruments to achieve its objectives: greater unity between its...
Second plenary meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI)
Overview of the Council of Europe’s typology of legal instruments
Please click here for Mr Polakiewicz's presentation titled "Overview of the Council of Europe’s typology of legal instruments".
Videoconference of the Greek Chairmanship of the Council of Europe on Protection of Human Life and Public Health in the context of a pandemic
Please click here to watch the conference (Mr Polakiewicz's contribution starts after 38 minutes) Speaking notes - It is an honour for me to participate in this exchange of views. - Being the organisation’s legal adviser, I would like to address the issue of states of emergency and derogations....
FREMP/COHOM meeting
EU accession to the ECHR: How to square the circle?
Mr Polakiewicz made a presentation at the FREMP/COHOM meeting today in Brussels. Please find below the text of his speech and click here to view his presentation. *** CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EU accession to the ECHR: How to square the circle? Ladies & gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to share...
Legal Opinion on Budapest Cybercrime Convention
Use of a ‘disconnection clause’ in the second additional protocol to the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime
On 12 April, the Secretary to the Cybercrime Convention Committee (T-CY), Mr Alexander Seger requested a legal opinion on the following: What would be the legal and policy implications of and what would be the arguments for or against an EU-specific disconnection clause (e.g. along the lines of...
Legal Opinion on Istanbul Convention
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (CETS No 210) – scope of obligations
1. This aide-memoire contains a legal analysis seeking to clarify obligations arising from the ratification of the “Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence” (CETS 210, 2011 - hereinafter “Istanbul Convention” or “Convention”),...
Closing Remarks by Mr Polakiewicz
THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE CONVENTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Dobroe utro, Dobroi rannitsy, I am honoured to close this conference, which is part of our common efforts to strengthen Belarus - Council of Europe relations. It is not my ambition to summarise the many informative contributions that have been presented today and yesterday. I would rather like...
Closing Remarks by Jӧrg Polakiewicz
Conference on “The CAHDI contribution to the development of public international law: achievements and future challenges”
Strasbourg, 23 September 2015 Excellencies, Dear Chairs and Vice-Chairs of the CAHDI Ladies and Gentlemen, Today is an important day for the Council of Europe Committee of Legal Advisors on Public International Law (CAHDI) because we are celebrating the 50th meeting of our Committee which was...
Opening Remarks by Mr Jörg Polakiewicz
SPECIALISED CONFERENCE ON COUNCIL OF EUROPE LEGAL STANDARDS AND CONVENTIONAL FRAMEWORK
Dobroe utro, Dobroi rannitsy, I am honoured to open this conference, which is part of our common efforts to strengthen Belarus – Council of Europe relations. I strongly believe that our cooperation can only be beneficial for the Belarusian people. It will allow for the stronger involvement of...
