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[Last update: 16/05/2013]
Execution of Judgments
of the European Court of Human Rights
Respect of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
and, in particular, of the European Court of Human Rights's judgments, is a crucial element of the Council of Europe's system for
the protection of human rights, rule of law and democracy and, hence, for democratic stability and European unification.
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Event
1172nd Committee of Ministers Human Rights meetingThe Committee of Ministers will hold its 1172nd Human Rights meeting from
4 to 6 June 2013.
Current issues
Annual Report 2012 New
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News Tripartite meeting at the Council of Europe on a draft law to reform the mechanism of compensation
or restitution of property nationalised in Romania
10.04.2013 – High level representatives of the Romanian government recently came to meet with the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the
European Court, the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of law and the Registry of the European Court, for in depth consultations on the draft
law prepared by the Romanian authorities aimed at addressing dysfunctions in the mechanism of compensation or restitution of property nationalised in Romania.
The importance of these consultations, in order to ensure that the new legislation envisaged by the Romanian authorities offers an adequate remedy for
all persons affected by these dysfunctions, was underlined during a meeting between the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Thorbjørn Jagland and
Prime Minister Victor Ponta in March, in Bucharest. (Read more...)
 Ştiri în romȃnǎProiect de legeProjet de loi (French or Romanian only)  Execution of the Strasbourg Court’s judgments: fewer repetitive cases but more files before the Committee of Ministers
Strasbourg, 10.04.2013 - The Committee of Ministers today made public the
annual report for 2012 on its supervision of the execution of judgments and
decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. In accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights, the Committee of Ministers is responsible for
supervising the execution of the Court’s judgments by the states concerned.
The statistics reveal a steady decrease in the number of judgments brought before the Committee concerning repetitive cases which are well-founded. A the same time, the number of closed cases is up. This positive trend seems linked with various factors including the emphasis placed on the need to guarantee the effectiveness of domestic remedies as an integral part of every process of executing a judgment. ( Read more...)  Committee of Ministers: decisions on execution of European Court of Human Rights judgments
Strasbourg, 20.03.2013 – The Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe published the
decisions
and resolutions
adopted at its fourth special human rights meeting for 2012.
More information on the execution process and on the state of execution in cases pending for supervision as well as important reference texts (including the new working methods) can be found on the website of the Committee of Ministers, on the special website of the Department for the execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, and in the Committee of Ministers’ Annual Reports on its execution supervision. |
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