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On 4 July 2012, Ms Edwige Belliard, Chair of the CAHDI, and Mr Manuel Lezertua, Jurisconsult, Director of Legal Advice and Public International Law, held an exchange of views with the members of the International Law Commission during its 64th Session in Geneva.
Speech Ms Belliard (French only)
Speech Mr Lezertua (soon available)

On 13 June 2012, Ms Edwige Belliard, Chair of the CAHDI, held an exchange of views with the Ministers’ Deputies at their 1145th meeting. She outlined the activities of the CAHDI in 2012, the second year of her presidency of the CAHDI.
Speech (French only)

On 8 July 2011, Ms Edwige Belliard, Chair of the CAHDI, and Mr Manuel Lezertua, Jurisconsult, Director of Legal Advice and Public International Law, held an exchange of views with the members of the International Law Commission during its 63rd Session in Geneva.
Speech Ms Belliard (French only)
Speech Mr Lezertua (French only)

On 6 July 2011, Ms Edwige Belliard, Chair of the CAHDI, held an exchange of views with the Ministers’ Deputies at their 1118th meeting. She outlined the activities of the CAHDI in 2011, the first year of her presidency of the CAHDI.
Speech (French only)

On 30 June 2010, Mr Rolf Einar Fife, Chair of the CAHDI, held an exchange of views with the Ministers' Deputies at their 1089th meeting. Mr Fife's speech is in line with the long standing practice of the Chair of the CAHDI to meet the Ministers' Deputies at least one time during his/her term of office. Mr Fife has outlined the activities of the CAHDI during its 38th and 39th meetings.
Speech

The CAHDI recently considered an important number of Recommendations of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), namely:

  • On its 38th meeting, the CAHDI took note of the PACE Recommendation 1870 (2009) : “Protecting financial aid granted by Council of Europe member States to poor countries against financial funds known as “vulture funds”, and the PACE Recommendation 1871 (2009) – “Ban on cluster munitions”.
  • On its 39th meeting, the CAHDI adopted its comments on the PACE Recommendation 1888 (2009) : “Towards a new ocean governance” and took note of the PACE Recommendation 1865 (2009) : “The protection of Human Rights in emergency situations”.

In the framework of its 37th meeting, the CAHDI produced an important opinion, which was essential for the Council of Europe discussion on the future of the European Court of Human Rights: opinion on the public international law aspects of the advisability and modalities of inviting the European Court of Human Rights to put into practice certain procedures which are already envisaged to increase the Court’s case-processing capacity, in particular the new committee and single-judge procedures.

On its 1056th meeting of 6th May 2009, the Committee of Ministers validated the list of possibly problematic reservations to international treaties applicable to the fight against terrorism which the CAHDI has updated since its last transmission to the Committee of Ministers (September 2004).

CAHDI report on the so-called disconnection clause in international law
In the framework of its 36th meeting the CAHDI adopted a report on the consequences of the so-called “disconnection clause” in international law in general and for Council of Europe conventions, containing such a clause, in particular. At its 1044th meeting on 10 December 2008 the Committee of Ministers took note of this report.

Peaceful settlement of disputes – The Council of Europe issues two new Recommendations to member States
- Explanatory memorandum
- Explanatory memorandum

Second informal meeting of the Parties to the European Convention on State Immunity (ETS 074, see also its Additional Protocol)
Athens, 13 September 2006 Outcome .

See 1st meeting outcome. Working documents (restricted access).Delegations can access restricted documents by clicking this link.

The European Convention on Human Rights, Due Process and United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Sanctions
The study prepared by Professor Iain Cameron examines the problems caused for due process by sanctions introduced by the UN Security Council in the context of counter-terrorism. It analyses the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights relevant to the issue. It also addresses the question whether the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) standards can be said to represent general human rights principles in the field. Finally, it examines the extent to which Council of Europe states bear a residual responsibility under the ECHR for the adoption and implementation of UN Security Council targeted sanctions -access the study.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this study are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Council of Europe or its member States.
See also Professor Bardo Fassbender’s: Targeted Sanctions and Due Process, study commissioned by the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs – Office of the Legal Counsel

See also database “Implementation of UN sanctions and respect for human rights”