Reform of the European Court of Human Rights

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Plenary bodies

Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH)

Committee of Experts on the Reform of the Court (DH-GDR)
 

Drafting Groups on the Reform of the Court

GT-GDR-A

GT-GDR-B

GT-GDR-C

GT-GDR-D

GT-GDR-E
GT-GDR-F
 

High level Conferences

Brighton, 18-20/04/2012

Declaration
Proceedings
Background documents

Izmir, 26-27/04/2011

Declaration
Proceedings
Background documents

Interlaken, 18-19/02/2010

Declaration
Proceedings
Preparatory contributions
Background documents

Drafting Group D on the Reform of the Court (GT-GDR-D)

Terms of reference
The GT-GDR-D is required to prepare:
a draft guide to good practice with respect to domestic remedies (see paragraph 9.f)ii) of the Brighton Declaration);
a draft toolkit to inform public officials about the State’s obligations under the Convention (see paragraph 9.f)iii) of the Brighton Declaration);
a draft report containing conclusions and possible proposals for action on ways to resolve the large number of applications arising from systemic issues identified by the Court (see paragraph 20.c) of the Brighton Declaration).

After its examination by the Committee of experts on the reform of the Court (DH-GDR), the work of GT-GDR-D will then be examined and adopted by the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) for transmission to the Committee of Ministers.

Deadline: 31 December 2013

Progress
The GT-GDR-D held the following meetings:
10-12 April 2013
15-17 May 2013
 
At its 4th meeting (5-7 June 2013), the DH-GDR examined draft Guide to good practice in respect of domestic remedies, draft Toolkit to inform public officials about the State’s obligations under the Convention and draft CDDH Report on ways to resolve the large numbers of applications arising from systemic issues identified by the Court, and transmitted them to the CDDH.

 

 		 
2013

2nd Meeting of the GT-GDR-D
Strasbourg, 15-17 May

Draft Agenda
Report 
Addendum I: Draft CDDH report containing conclusions and possible proposals for action on ways to resolve the large numbers of applications arising from systemic issues identified by the Court
Addendum II: Draft Guide to Good Practice in respect of domestic remedies

 Toolkit to inform public officials about State's obligations under the Convention

Revised proposal by the United Kingdom expert for the Guide to good practice in respect of domestic remedies
1st meeting of the GT-GDR-D
Strasbourg, 10-12 April 		Draft Agenda 
Report