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 6 March 2025)
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
