Modernising Justice in the Third Millennium:
- transparent and efficient justice;
- prisons in today’s Europe
Istanbul, 24 - 26 November 2010

Participation

This Conference is open only to Ministers of Justice of Council of Europe member states and their national delegations, as well as to certain international organisations.

 

The “fireside chat” hosted by Mr Sadullah ERGIN, Minister of Justice of Turkey, will take place from 7pm on 24 November 2010 at the Dolmabahçe Palace followed by a dinner hosted by the Turkish Minister of Justice at the same venue.


Information about the "fireside chat"

 

Bilateral meetings
Contact person: Ms Ayca DEMIR, Dekon Communication Agency, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel: +90 212 347 63 00
Fax : +90 212 347 63 63
E-mail : ayca.demir@dekon.com.tr
 

List of participants

 

PROGRAMMES


Programme of the Plenary meeting

 

Draft agenda of the Joint meeting of the Chairpersons of Council of Europe
Committees and Mechanisms
 

Draft agenda of the Meeting of Senior Officials of the Ministries of Justice

 

Cultural Programme, Friday 26 November 2010

 

Social Programme for accompanying persons, Thursday 25 November 2010

 

A Broadcast of the whole conference will be provided by State television TRT

A webcast of the whole conference will also be provided
The interpretation during the seminars, conferences and other events serves to facilitate communication but does not constitute an authentic record of the proceedings. Only the original speech is authentic. No liability shall be incurred by the interpreter in the exercise of his/her function.

 

USEFUL INFORMATION


INFORMATION PAPER                                  


(clickable link)
TRANSPORT                                                      

Transport will be provided for delegations and accompanying persons on their arrival and departure.

VENUE                                                                


Venue: Conrad Istanbul

INTERPRETATION                                           
Interpretation to and from English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Turkish, and from Spanish will be provided. However, interpretation in another language may be possible at the request and at the cost of the country concerned. You are requested to inform the Secretariat of the Council of Europe if you require this option. If you decide to include a professional interpreter in your country’s delegation, please let the Secretariat know, specifying also the interpreter’s working languages.

CONTACTS                                                         
Useful contacts
LINKS                                                                 

Ministry of Justice of Turkey

The European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)
European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degarding Treatment or Punishment(CPT)
Council for Penological Co-operation (PC-CP)
European Co-ordination Forum for the
Council of Europe Disability Action Plan 2006-2015 (CAHPAH)

Prisons....respect and dignity: download poster here
BOOKSHOP                                                       

20 years of combating torture: 19th General Report of the CPT (2009)
European Rules for juvenile offenders subject to sanctions or measures (2009)
European Prison Rules (2006)

Penitentiary questions: Council of Europe conventions, recommendations and resolutions (2010)

CPT documents in Turkish language
   

SPEECHES in original language

Speech by Ms Maud de Boer-Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe
 

Speech by Mr Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights
 

Speech by Mr Mauro Palma, President of the European Committee on the Prevention of Torture
 

Closing remarks by Mr Philippe Boillat, Director General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs

 

WORKING documents


Report presented by the Secretary General of the Council of Europe
Report presented by the Minister of Justice of Turkey


Resolutions:
- Resolution No. 1 on a modern, transparent and efficient justice
- Resolution No. 2 on prison policy in today’s Europe
- Resolution No. 3 on data protection and privacy in the third millennium
- Resolution No. 4

National reports:
- Germany (available only in French)
 

Recent developments in the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights relating to the European Prison Rules of 2006

Albania: justice

Armenia: prisons

Austria: prisons

Azerbaijan: prisons; justice

Croatia: prisons; justice

Cyprus: prisons; justice

Czech Republic: prisons; justice

Finland: prisons

Germany: prisons; justice

Italy: prisons; justice; data protection

Lithuania: prisons; justice

Malta: prisons

Monaco: prisons/justice

Montenegro: prisons; justice

Slovakia: prisons; justice

Slovenia: prisons; justice

Sweden: justice

"the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia": justice

Ukraine: justice

Holy See: justice
 

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights: prisons
 

Presentation by the Hungarian delegation
   

 

 

 

 

Official dinner

On 25 November at 8pm, a dinner will be offered by Mr Sadullah ERGIN, Minister of Justice of Turkey, for all participants and accompanying persons at the Çırağan Palace.