Council of Europe Conferences of Ministers of Justice
28th Conference of European Ministers of Justice
"Emerging issues of access to justice for vulnerable groups, in particular:
- migrants and asylum seekers;
- children, including children as
perpetrators of crime"
25-26 October 2007, Lanzarote, Spain
Reference texts
Council of Europe
- Migrants and asylum seekers
- Children
- Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
- Transversal documentation
I. Migrants and asylum seekers
Conventions (decreasing chronological order - website : http://conventions.coe.int )
- Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS 197)
- Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS 196)
- Additional protocol to the European Agreement on the Transmission of Applications for Legal aid (ETS 179)
- European Convention on Nationality (ETS 166)
- European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (ETS 116)
- Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (ETS 98)
- European Agreement on the Transmission of Applicatins for Legal Aid (ETS 92)
- Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Extradition (ETS 86)
- European Convention on extradition (ETS 24)
- European Convention on Human Rights (ETS 5)
Committee of Ministers (decreasing chronological order - website : http://www.coe.int/cm )
Recommendations
- Rec(2006)8 on the assistance to crime victims
- Rec(2006)6 on internally displaced persons
- Rec(2005)7 concerning identity and travel documents and the fight against terrorism
- Rec(2005)6 on exclusion from refugee status in the context of Article 1 F of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951
- Rec(2002)10 on mediation in civil matters
- Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence
- Rec(2002)4 on the legal status of persons admitted for family reunification
- Rec(2001)9 on alternatives to litigation between administrative authorities and private parties
- Rec R (99) 19 on mediation in penal matters
- Rec R (99) 18 on the avoidance and reduction of statelessness
- Rec R (98) 13 on the right of rejected asylum seekers to an effective remedy against decisions on expulsion in the context of Article 3 on the European Convention on Human Rights
- Rec R (94) 8 concerning the practical application of the European Agreement on the Transmission of Applications for Legal Aid
- Rec R (85) 11 on the position of the victim in the framework of criminal law and procedure
Other documents
- “Twenty guidelines on forced return” (CM(2005)40 final)
- Comments on the “Twenty guidelines on forced return” (CM(2005)40 Addendum final)
Parliamentary Assembly (decreasing chronological order - website : http://assembly.coe.int )
Recommendations
- Rec 1727 (2005) Accelerated asylum procedures in Council of Europe member states
- Rec 1703 (2005) protection and assistance for separated children seeking asylum
- Res 1471 (2005) on accelerated asylum procedures in COE member states
- Rec 1645 (2004) Access to assistance and protection for asylum-seekers at European seaports and coastal areas
- Rec 1596 (2003) Situation of young migrants in Europe
- Rec 1547 (2002) Expulsion procedures in conformity with human rights and enforced with respect for safety and dignity
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT) (website : http://www.cpt.coe.int )
European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) (website : http://www.coe.int/ecri )
- ECRI General Policy Recommendation No7 on national legislation to combat racism and racial discrimination
- ECRI General Policy Recommendation No 8 on combating racism while fighting terrorism
- ECRI General Policy Recommendation No11 on combating racism and racial discrimination in policing - Publication in October 2007
II. Children
Conventions (decreasing chronological order - website : http://conventions.coe.int )
- Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of Children against Sexual Exploitation and Sexual Abuse (to be opened for signature at the conference)
- Revised European Social Charter (ETS 163)
- European Convention on the Exercise of Children’s Rights (ETS 160)
- Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter Providing for a System of Collective Complaints (ETS 158)
- European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (ETS 126)
- European Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Decisions concerning Custody of Children and on Restoration of Custody of Children (ETS 105)
- European Convention on the Legal Status of Children Born out of Wedlock (ETS 85)
- European Convention on the Adoption of Children (ETS 58)
- European Social Charter (ETS 35)
- European Convention on Human Rights (ETS 5)
Committee of Ministers (decreasing chronological order - website : http://www.coe.int/cm )
Recommendations
- Rec(2007)9 on life projects for unaccompanied migrant minors
- Rec(2006)12 on empowering children in the new information and communications environment
- Rec(2006)5 on the Council of Europe Action Plan to promote the rights and full participation of people with disabilities in society: improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Europe 2006-2014
- Rec(2006)1 on the role of national youth councils in youthpolicy development
- Rec(2005)5 on the rights of children living in residential institutions
- Rec(2004)13 on the participation of young people in local and regional life
- Rec(2003)20 on new ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice
- Rec(2002)10 on mediation in civil matters
- Rec(2002)8 on child day-care
- Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence
- Rec(2001)16 on the protection of children against sexual exploitation
- Rec(2000)20 on the role of early psychosocial intervention in the prevention of criminality
- Rec(2000)11 on action against trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation
- Rec(2006)2 on the European Prison Rules
- Rec R (98) 8 on children's participation in family and social life
- Rec R (98) 1 on family mediation
- Rec R (97) 13 concerning intimidation of witnesses and the rights of defence
- Rec R (94) 14 on coherent and integrated family policies
- Rec R (93) 2 on the medico-social aspects of child abuse
- Rec R (92) 16 on the European Rules for community sanctions and measures
- Rec R (91) 11 on sexual exploitation, pornography and prostitution of and trafficking in, children and young adults
- Rec R (91) 9 on emergency measures in family matters
- Rec R (90) 2 on social measures concerning violence in the family
- Rec R (88) 6 on social reactions to juvenile delinquency among young people coming from migrant families
- Rec R (87) 20 on social reactions to juvenile delinquency
Parliamentary Assembly (decreasing chronological order - website : http://assembly.coe.int )
Recommendations
- Rec 1703 (2005) on protection and assistance for separated children seeking asylum
- Rec 1698 (2005) on the rights of children in institutions: follow up to recommendation 1601 (2003) of the Parliamentary Assembly
- Rec 1666 (2004) on a Europe-wide ban on corporal punishment of children
- Rec 1632 (2003) on teenagers in distress: a social and health-based approach to youth malaise
- Rec 1601 (2003) on improving the lot of abandoned children in institutions
- Rec 1561 (2002) on social measures for children of war in South-Eastern Europe
- Rec 1555 (2002) on the image of women in the media
- Rec 1551 (2002) on building a 21st century society with and for children: follow-up to the European strategy for Children (Recommendation 1286 (1996)
- Rec 1545 (2002) on a campaign against trafficking in women
- Rec 1532 (2001) on a dynamic social policy for children and adolescents in towns and cities
- Rec 1523 (2001) on domestic slavery
- Rec 1501 (2001) on parents and teachers' responsibilities in children's education
- Rec 1449 (2000) on clandestine migration from the south of the Mediterranean into Europe
- Rec 1443 (2000) on international adoption: respecting children’s rights
- Rec 1371 (1998) on abuse and neglect of children
- Rec 1336 (1997) on combating child labour exploitation as a matter of priority
- Rec 1286 (1996) on a European strategy for children
- Rec 1121 (1990) on the rights of children
- Res 1337 (2003) on migration connected with trafficking in women and prostitution
- Res 1307 (2002) on sexual exploitation of children: zero tolerance
- Res 1291 (2002) on international abduction of children by one of the parents
- Res 1247 (2001) on female genital mutilation
- Res 1215 (2000) on the campaign against the enlistment of child soldiers and their participation in armed conflicts
- Res 1212 (2000) on rape in armed conflicts
- Res 1099 (1996) on the sexual exploitation of children
Resolution
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities (decreasing chronological order - website : http://www.coe.int/congress )
Resolution
- Rec 135 (2003) on local partnerships for preventing and combating violence at school
- Rec 53 (1999) on policies for deprived children/adolescents and families
Resolutions
- Resolution 160 (2003) on local partnership for preventing and combating violence at school
- Resolution 74 (1999) on policies for deprived children/adolescents and families
III. Case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
(decreasing chronological order - website : http://www.echr.coe.int/ )
- Case Radanović v. Croatia (dated 21 December 2006, no. 9056/02)
- Case Mubilanzila Mayeka and Kaniki Mitunga v. Belgium (dated 12 October 2006, no. 13178/03)
- Case Lupsa v. Romania (dated 8 June 2006, no. 10337/04); arbitrary expulsion of well-integrated foreigner leading a genuine family life in the respondent State
- Case Harizi v. France (dated 29 March 2005, no. 59480/00) ; impossibility for lawyer to represent accused who had been deported and was prohibited from returning
- Case S.C. v. the United Kingdom (dated 15 June 2004, no. 60958/00) ; effective participation of a child in his trial
- Case Lagerblom v. Sweden (dated 14 January 2003; no. 26891/95) ; refusal to appoint a Finnish-speaker as court-appointed defence counsel
- Case Amuur v. France (dated 25 June 1996, no. 19776/92)
- Case Abdulaziz, Cabales and Balkandali v. United Kingdom (dated 28 May 1985, no. 9214/80; 9473/81; 9474/81)
IV. Transversal documentation
European Commission for Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)
Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE)
Fight against terrorism
- Guidelines on Human Rights and the fight against terrorism, 11 July 2002
- Guidelines on the protection of victims of terrorist acts, 2 March 2005