About the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ)
Since its establishment in 1963, the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) is a standard-setting body, with a wide scope of competence in the field of public and private law.
The CDCJ, as a steering committee:
- Reports directly to the Committee of Ministers.
- Makes proposals of texts to the Committee of Ministers for their adoption.
- Makes proposals concerning the overall priorities in its fields of competence, future work and draft terms of reference.
- More on the background of the CDCJ.
Background documents
Terms of Reference of the CDCJ and its subordinate bodies CJ-ENF-ISE, CJ-AV and CJ-OR 2024-2027
Members of the CDCJ Bureau (as of 1st January 2024)
Members of the CDCJ (updated 14 November 2024)
Overview of conventions and agreements under the responsibility of the CDCJ
Transversal approach
- Strategic framework of the Council of Europe (2022-2025)
- Gender Equality Strategy for 2018-2023
- Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027): “Children’s Rights in Action: from continuous implementation to joint innovation”Gender Equality Strategy for 2018-2023
- Disability strategy 2017-2023
- Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021-2025)
- Council of Europe Strategic Action Plan for Roma and Traveller Inclusion (2020‑2025)
- Protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the digital environment: Council of Europe Digital Agenda 2022-2025
Rules and Procedures
- Resolution CM/Res(2021)3 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods (applicable as of 1 January 2022)
- Resolution CM/Res(2011)7 amending the system of Council of Europe conferences of specialised ministers
- Recommendation CM/AS(2014)Rec2029 final on "The participation of non-member States in Council of Europe conventions"
- Working methods of CDCJ - adopted by written procedure on 2 September 2014, revised by the CDCJ Bureau during its 102nd meeting (29-30 June 2017) and revised by the CDCJ at its 97th plenary meeting (1-3 December 2021)
- Checklist for assessment of gender equality aspects and impact
- Criteria to assess requests for observer status with the CDCJ and its subordinate bodies and decision-making processes
