Relevant Council of Europe texts in the field of efficiency and fairness of justice
Convention
European Convention on Human Rights
Resolutions
Resolution (2002) 12 establishing the European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ)
Resolution (78) 8 on legal aid and advice
Resolution (76) 5 on legal aid in civil, commercial and administrative matters
Recommendations
Recommendation (2005) 12 containing an application form for legal aid abroad for use under the European Agreement on the transmission of applications for legal aid (CETS No. 092) and its Additional Protocol (CETS No. 179)
Recommendation (81) 7 on measures facilitating access to justice
Recommendation (84) 5 on the principle of civil procedure designed to improve the functioning of justice
Recommendation (86) 12 concerning measures to prevent and reduce the excessive workload in the courts
Recommendation (87) 18 concerning the simplification of criminal justice
Recommendation (93) 1 on effective access to the law and to justice for the very poor
Recommendation (95) 5 concerning the introduction and improvement of the functioning of appeal systems and procedures in civil and commercial cases
Recommendation (95) 12 on the management of criminal justice
Recommendation (98) 1 on family mediation
Recommendation (99) 19 concerning mediation in penal matters
Recommendation (2000) 19 on the role of public prosecution in the criminal justice system
Recommendation (2000) 21 on the freedom of exercise of the profession of lawyer
Recommendation (2001) 2 concerning the design and re-design of court systems and legal information systems in a cost-effective manner
Recommendation (2001) 3 on the delivery of court and other legal services to the citizen through the use of new technologies
Recommendation (2001) 9 on alternatives to litigation between administrative authorities and private parties
Recommendation (2002) 10 on mediation in civil matters
Recommendation (2003) 14 on the interoperability of information systems in the justice sector
Recommendation (2003) 15 on archiving of electronic documents in the legal sector
Recommendation (2003) 16 on the execution of administrative and judicial decisions in the field of administrative law
Recommendation (2003) 17 on enforcement
Recommendation (2005) 12 containing an application form for legal aid abroad for use under the European Agreement on the transmission of applications for legal aid (CETS No. 092) and its Additional Protocol (CETS No. 179)
Recommendation (2010)12 on judges: independence, efficiency and responsibilities
