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Treaties, resolutions and recommendations

in legal co-operation and local democracy fields

I. International public law
II. Local and regional democracy, transfrontier co-operation, regional or minority languages
III. Protection of children
IV. Civil and commercial law
V. Administrative law and administrative justice
VI. Nationality
VII. Asylum, refugees, stateless persons and movement of persons
VIII. Legal framework for civil society
IX. Operation and efficiency of justice
X. Information technology
XI. Legal professions: role and training
XII. Operation of conventions in the criminal field and criminal justice
XIII. Economic and organised crime (corruption, organised crime, money laundering, cybercrime, trafficking in human beings)
XIV. Democratic answers to the threats of terrorism
XV. Police and ethics
XVI. Prison system and alternatives to imprisonment
XVII. Crime prevention
XVIII. Protection of personal data
XIX. Information society
XX. Psychiatry and Human rights
XXI. Bioethics
XXII. Use of animals

I. International public law

Treaties

· European Convention for the peaceful settlement of disputes (ETS No. 23)
· European Convention on consular functions and Protocol concerning the protection of refugees (ETS No. 61)
· European Convention on the abolition of legalisation of documents executed by diplomatic agents or consular officers (ETS No. 63)
· European Convention on State immunity (ETS No. 74) and Additional Protocol (ETS No. 74A)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Resolution Res(64)10 on publication of digest of State practice in the field of public international law
· Resolution Res(69)12 on consolidated Treaty series
· Resolution Res(69)27 on measures likely to promote uniform interpretation of European treaties
· Resolution Res(69)28 on collection and distribution of information on the application and interpretation of Council of Europe Conventions and Agreements
· Resolution Res(69)29 on privileges and immunities of international organisations
· Resolution Res(72)2 concerning the European Convention on State Immunity
· Recommendation Rec(87)2 containing a model agreement to enable members of the family forming part of the household of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post to engage in a gainful occupation
· Recommendation Rec(97)10 on debts of diplomatic missions, permanent missions, and diplomatic missions with “double accreditation" as well as those of their members
· Recommendation Rec(97)11 on the amended model plan for the classification of documents concerning State practice in the field of public international law
· Recommendation Rec(99)13 on responses to inadmissible reservations to international treaties

II. Local and regional democracy, transfrontier co-operation, regional or minority languages

Local and regional democracy

Treaties

· European Charter of Local Self-Government (ETS No. 122)
· Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level (ETS No. 144)

Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

Transfrontier co-operation

Treaties

· European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities (ETS No. 106)
· Additional Protocol to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities (ETS No. 159)
· Protocol No. 2 to the European Outline Convention on Transfrontier Co-operation between Territorial Communities or Authorities concerning interterritorial co-operation (ETS No. 169)

Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Recommendation Rec(2000)1 on fostering transfrontier co-operation between territorial communities or authorities in the cultural field
· Recommendation Rec(2002)3 on transfrontier co-operation in civil protection and mutual assistance in the event of natural and technological disasters occurring in frontier areas
· Recommendation Rec(2005)2 on good practices in and reducing obstacles to transfrontier and interterritorial cooperation between territorial communities or authorities
· Recommendation Rec(2005)3 on teaching neighbouring languages in border regions

Regional or Minority Languages

Treaty

· European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ETS No. 148)

III. Protection of children

Treaties

· European Convention on the adoption of children (ETS No. 58)
· European Convention on the legal status of children born out of wedlock (ETS No. 85)
· European Convention on recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning custody of children and on restoration of custody of children (ETS No. 105)
· European Convention on the exercise of children’s rights (ETS No. 160)
· Convention on Contact concerning children (ETS No. 192)

Resolution and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Resolution Res(77)33 on placement of children
· Recommendation Rec(82)2 on payment by the State of advance on child maintenance
· Recommendation Rec(95)6 on recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning custody of children and on restoration of custody of children
· Recommendation Rec(99)7 on the application of the European Convention on recognition and enforcement of decisions concerning custody of children and on restoration of custody of children
· Recommendation Rec(2001)16 on the protection of children against sexual exploitation

IV. Civil and commercial law

Treaties

Civil and commercial law
· Agreement relating to the application of the European Convention on international commercial arbitration (ETS No. 42)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

Civil and commercial law
· Recommendation Rec(95)5 concerning the introduction and improvement of the functioning of appeal systems and procedures in civil and commercial matters

Family law
· Resolution Res(72)29 on the lowering of the age of full legal capacity
· Resolution Res(78)37 on the equality of spouses in civil law
· Recommendation Rec(84)4 on parental responsibilities
· Recommendation Rec(87)2 containing a model agreement to enable members of the family forming part of the household of a member of a diplomatic mission or consular post to engage in a gainful occupation
· Recommendation Rec(87)6 on foster families
· Recommendation Rec(88)3 on the validity of contracts between persons living together as an unmarried couple and their testamentary dispositions
· Recommendation Rec(89)1 on contributions following divorce
· Recommendation Rec(91)9 on emergency measures in family matters
· Recommendation Rec(99)4 on principles concerning the legal protection of incapable adults

V. Administrative law and administrative justice

Treaties

· European Convention on the service abroad of documents relating to administrative matters (ETS No 94)
· European Convention on the obtaining abroad of information and evidence in administrative matters (ETS No 100)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

VI. Nationality

Treaties

Resolutions adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Resolution Res(58)16 on reduction of the number of cases of multiple nationality
· Resolution Res(77)12 on the nationality of spouses of different nationalities
· Resolution Res(77)13 on the nationality of children born in wedlock

VII. Asylum, refugees, stateless persons and movement of persons

Treaties

· European Agreement on the abolition of visas for refugees (ETS No. 31)
· Protocol to the European Convention on consular functions (ETS No. 61 (i))
· European Agreement on transfer of responsibility for refugees (ETS No. 107)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

VIII. Legal framework for civil society

Treaties

· European Convention on the recognition of the legal personality of international non-governmental organisations (ETS No 124)

IX. Operation and efficiency of justice

Treaties

· European Agreement on the transmission of applications for legal aid (ETS No 92)
· Additional Protocol to the European Agreement on the Transmission of Applications for Legal Aid (ETS No. 179)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

X. Information technology

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Resolution Res(73)23 on harmonisation in the field of legal data processing in the member States of the Council of Europe
· Recommendation Rec(80)3 concerning teaching, research and training in the field of “computers and law”
· Recommendation Rec(83)3 concerning the protection of users of computerised legal information services
· Recommendation Rec(92)15 concerning teaching, research and training in the field of law and information technology
· Recommendation Rec(95)11 concerning the selection, processing, presentation and archiving of court decisions in legal information retrieval systems
· Recommendation Rec(2001)2 concerning the design and re-design of court systems and legal information systems in a cost-effective manner
· Recommendation Rec(2001)3 on the delivery of court and other legal services to the citizen through the use of new technologies

XI. Legal professions: role and training

Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Recommendation Rec(94)12 on the independence, efficiency and role of judges
· Recommendation Rec(2000)19 on the role of public prosecution in the criminal justice system
· Recommendation Rec(2000)21 on the freedom of exercise of the profession of lawyer

XII. Operation of conventions in the criminal field and criminal justice

Treaties

· European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 24)
· European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (ETS No. 30)
· European Convention on the International Validity of Criminal Judgments (ETS No. 70)
· European Convention on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters (ETS No. 73)
· Convention on the Transfer of Sentenced Persons (ETS No. 112)
· European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (ETS No. 116)
· Convention on Insider Trading (ETS No. 130) and Additional Protocol (ETS No. 133)
· Agreement on Illicit Traffic by Sea, implementing Article 17 of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (ETS No. 156)
· Convention on the Protection of Environment through Criminal Law (ETS No. 172)
· European Convention on the Legal Protection of Services based on, or consisting of Conditional Access (ETS No. 178)
· Second Additional Protocol to the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (ETS No. 182)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

XIII. Economic and organised crime (corruption, organised crime, money laundering, cybercrime, trafficking in human beings)

Treaties

· Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (ETS No. 141)
· Criminal Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No. 173) and its Protocol (ETS No. 191)
· Civil Law Convention on Corruption (ETS No. 174)
· Convention on Cybercrime (ETS No. 185)
· Additional Protocol to the convention on cybercrime, concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (ETS No. 189)
· Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (CETS No. 197)
· Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime and on the Financing of Terrorism (CETS No. 198)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Resolution Res(97)24 on the twenty guiding principles for the fight against corruption
· Recommendation Rec(80)10 on measures against the transfer and the safekeeping of funds of criminal origin
· Recommendation Rec(81)12 on economic crime
· Recommendation Rec(87)19 on the organisation of crime prevention
· Recommendation Rec(2000)10 on codes of conduct for public officials
· Recommendation Rec(2001)11 on the guiding principles for the fight against organised crime
· Recommendation Rec(2003)4 on common rules against corruption in the funding of political parties and electoral campaigns

XIV. Democratic answers to the threats of terrorism

Treaties

· European Convention on the Suppression of Terrorism (ETS No. 90) and Amending Protocol (ETS No. 190)
· European Convention on Extradition (ETS No. 24) and first and second Additional Protocols (ETS No. 86 and ETS No. 98)
· European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (ETS No. 30) and first and second Additional Protocols (ETS No. 99 and ETS No.182)
· European Convention on the Transfer of Proceedings in Criminal Matters (ETS No. 73)
· European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (ETS No. 116)
· Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds from Crime (ETS No. 141)
· Convention on Cybercrime (ETS No. 185) and Additional Protocol concerning the criminalisation of acts of a racist and xenophobic nature committed through computer systems (ETS No. 189)
· Council of Europe Convention on the prevention of terrorism (CETS No. 196)
· Council of Europe Convention on laundering, search, seizure and confiscation of the proceeds from crime and on the financing of terrorism (CETS No. 198)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Resolution Res(74)3 on International terrorism
· Recommendation Rec(82)1 concerning International Co-operation in the Prosecution and Punishment of Acts of Terrorism
· Recommendation Rec(2001)11 concerning Guiding Principles on the Fight against Organised Crime
· Recommendation Rec(2005)7 of the Committee of Ministers to member states concerning identity and travel documents and the fight against terrorism
· Recommendation Rec(2005)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on the protection of witnesses and collaborators of justice
· Recommendation Rec(2005)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member states on “special investigation techniques” in relation to serious crimes including acts of terrorism

XV. Police and ethics

Recommendation adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Recommendation Rec(2001)10 on the European Code of Police Ethics

XVI. Prison system and alternatives to imprisonment

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

XVII. Crime prevention

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Resolution Res(78)62 on juvenile delinquency and social change
· Recommendation Rec(83)7 on participation of the public in crime policy
· Recommendation Rec(85)4 on violence in the family
· Recommendation Rec(87)19 on the organisation of crime prevention
· Recommendation Rec(87)20 on social reactions to juvenile delinquency
· Recommendation Rec(87)21 on assistance to victims and the prevention of victimisation
· Recommendation Rec(2000)20 on the role of early psychosocial intervention in the prevention of criminality
· Recommendation Rec(2003)20 concerning new ways of dealing with juvenile delinquency and the role of juvenile justice
· Recommendation Rec(2003)21 concerning partnership in crime prevention

XVIII. Protection of personal data

Treaties

· Convention for the protection of individuals with regard to automatic processing of personal data (ETS No 108)
· Additional Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, regarding supervisory authorities and transborder data flows (ETS No. 181)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

XIX. Information society

Treaty

· Convention on information and legal co-operation concerning "Information Society Services" (ETS No. 180)

XX. Psychiatry and Human rights

Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

· Recommendation Rec(83)2 concerning the legal protection of persons suffering from mental disorder placed as involuntary patients
· Recommendation Rec(2004)10 concerning the protection of the human rights and dignity of persons with mental disorder

XXI. Bioethics

Treaties

· Convention on Human Rights and biomedicine (ETS No. 164)
· Additional Protocol to the Convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine, on the protection of cloning human beings (ETS No. 168)
· Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning transplantation of organs and tissues of human origin (ETS No. 186)
· Additional Protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning biomedical research (CETS No. 195)

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted by the Committee of Ministers

XXII. Use of animals

Treaties

· European Convention for the protection of animals during international transport (ETS No. 65) and Protocol (ETS No. 103)
· European Convention for the Protection of Animals during International Transport (Revised) (ETS No. 193)
· European Convention for the protection of animals kept for farming purposes (ETS No. 87)
· European Convention for the protection of animals for slaughter (ETS No. 102)
· European Convention for the protection of vertebrate animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (ETS No. 123)
· European Convention for the protection of pet animals (ETS No. 125)