1100th special “human rights” meeting (30 November-2 December 2011)

Committee of Ministers publishes decisions on execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has concluded its fourth and last special human rights meeting for 2010 devoted to the supervision of the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. Decisions and resolutions adopted directly at the meeting have now been...

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1100th special “human rights” meeting (30 November-2 December 2011)

European Court of Human Rights' judgments: 4th Council of Europe Committee of Ministers meeting to supervise execution

From 30 November to 3 December the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers will hold its fourth 2010 “human rights” meeting, in which it will supervise the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. 464 new cases will be examined, a number of which raise questions related to...

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1092th special “human rights” meeting (14-15 September 2010)

Committee of Ministers publishes decisions on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has concluded its third special human rights meeting devoted to the supervision of the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The Committee continued its examination of measures to improve the efficiency and...

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1092th special “human rights” meeting (14-15 September 2010)

European Court of Human Rights' judgments: 3rd Council of Europe Committee of Ministers meeting to supervise execution

From 14th to 15th September the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers will hold its third 2010 “human rights” meeting, in which it will supervise the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. 291 new cases will be examined, a number of which raise questions related to the...

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1086th special “human rights” meeting (1-3 June 2010)

Committee of Ministers publishes decisions on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe concluded on 3 June 2010 its second special human rights meeting devoted to the supervision of the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The decisions adopted directly at the meeting in some 20 cases or groups of...

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1086th special “human rights” meeting (1-3 June 2010)

European Court of Human Rights' judgments: 2nd Council of Europe Committee of Ministers meeting to supervise execution

From 1st to 3rd June the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers will hold its second 2010 “human rights” meeting, in which it will supervise the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. 471 new cases will be examined, a number of which raise questions related to the...

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2009 Annual Report on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has issued today its third annual report on the supervision of the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. In 2009, 1,515 new judgments finding violations of the European Convention on Human Rights were brought before the...

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Conclusions of Strasbourg round table on effective remedies in case of non-execution of domestic judgments

States need to adopt adequate legislation and allocate appropriate resources to ensure the execution of domestic judicial decisions, including those delivered against it and its entities. They also need to anticipate possible needs for the introduction of domestic remedies in case of...

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Strasbourg round table on remedies against non-execution or delayed execution of national court decisions

Date: 15-16 March 2010 Location: Strasbourg Organised by the Council of Europe Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the framework of the project “Removing the obstacles to the non-enforcement of domestic court judgments / Ensuring an effective...

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1078th special “human rights” meeting (2-4 March 2010)

Committee of Ministers publishes decisions on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe concluded on 4 March 2010 its first special human rights meeting devoted to the supervision of the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The decisions adopted directly at the meeting in some 25 cases or groups of...

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1078th special “human rights” meeting (2-4 March 2010)

Committee of Ministers to supervise the execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments

The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers holds its first “human rights” meeting1 of 2010 from 2nd to 4th March. The Committee supervises the adoption of individual measures needed to erase the consequences for applicants of violations established by the Court (over and above the payment of...

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1043rd special “human rights” meeting (2-4 December 2008)

Committee of Ministers to supervise the execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers will hold its fourth and last special "human rights" meeting of 2008 from 2 to 4 December. The Committee will supervise the adoption of individual measures needed to erase the consequences for applicants of violations established by the Court...

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The Committee of Ministers assess the implementation by Turkey of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the actions of security forces

During its recent "Human Rights" meeting (17-18 September 2008) the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted its fourth Interim Resolution regarding the progress achieved and outstanding issues in Turkey's compliance with 175 judgments and decisions of the European Court of Human...

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1035th special “human rights” meeting (17-18 September 2008)

Committee of Ministers to supervise the execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers will hold its third special "human rights" meeting1 of 2008 from 17 to 18 September. The Committee will supervise the adoption of individual measures needed to erase the consequences for applicants of violations established by the Court (including...

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Belgrade Seminar on the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in cases related to child and parental rights

The Ministry for Human and Minority Rights of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights of the Council of Europe, has organised on 25 and 26 September 2008 a seminar in Belgrade on the execution of the judgments...

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Ukraine: the Committee of Ministers is closely following the investigation into the murder of the journalist G. Gongadze

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has recently adopted an Interim Resolution relating to the execution of the Gongadze judgment in which the European Court of Human Rights found, amongst others, a violation of Article 2 of the Convention on account both of the authorities'...

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1028th special “human rights” meeting (3-5 June 2008)

Committee of Ministers to supervise the execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments

The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers will hold its second special "human rights" meeting of 2008 from 3 to 5 June, where it will supervise the execution of a number of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights. During the meeting, the Committee will follow up the adoption of...

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First Annual Report on the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe yesterday evening presented its first Annual Report on its supervision of the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights at a ceremony in the Palais de l'Europe in Strasbourg. Ambassador Emil Kuchar, Permanent...

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1020th special “human rights” meeting (4-6 March 2008)

Committee of Ministers to supervise the execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments

The Committee of Ministers will hold its first special meeting of the year on the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights from 4 to 6 March, in conformity with Article 46 of the ECHR. During these three days, the Committee of Ministers will examine draft final resolutions to...

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Italy: Execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the excessive length of proceedings

At its December meeting 2006, devoted to the supervision of the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe resumed its examination of the new action plan of the Italian authorities aimed at finding a global solution to the...

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982nd special “human rights” meeting (5-6 December 2006)

Committee of Ministers to supervise the execution of the European Court of Human Rights' judgments

On 5 and 6 December 2006, the Committee of Ministers holds the last of the six special meetings for 2006 for the supervision of the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (Article 46 of the ECHR). The Committee will supervise the payment by respondent states of just...

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Respect for court decisions in Russia: Round Table at the Council of Europe

On 30 and 31 October a high level Round Table between representatives of the Council of Europe and the Russian Federation was held to discuss solutions to the structural problem of non-enforcement of domestic court decisions against the State and its entities in the Russian Federation.

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Italy: The Committee of Ministers regrets failure to reopen proceedings found in breach of European Convention

The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe examined the case of Paolo Dorigo, who, after 14 years, is still under threat of serving the rest of a prison sentence resulting from unfair proceedings in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Committee noted that for the time...

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976th special “human rights” meeting (17-18 octobre 2006)

Committee of Ministers to supervise the execution of the European Court of Human Rights' judgments

On 17 and 18 October 2006, the Committee of Ministers holds the fifth of the six special meetings foreseen in 2006 for the supervision of the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (Article 46 of the ECHR). The Committee will supervise the payment by respondent states of...

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Major structural deficiencies in judicial systems of Italy, Russia and Ukraine causing repeated violations of the European Human Rights Convention, says PACE

Major structural deficiencies in the judicial systems of Italy, Russia and Ukraine are causing large numbers of repeated violations of the European Convention on Human Rights, representing a "serious danger to the rule of law" in these three countries, according to the Council of Europe...

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