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High-level conference on effective implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights- with focus on the execution of judgements of the European Court

On the occasion of the Human Rights Day, the conference “Effective implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights” will be organised under the joint European Union and Council of Europe action “Strengthening the effective legal remedies to human rights violations in Serbia” on Friday, 10 December 2021, in Belgrade.

Introductory remarks will be given by:

  • Christophe Poirel, Director of Human Rights, Council of Europe (by videolink)
  • Maja Popović, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Serbia
  • Snežana Marković, President of the Constitutional Court
  • Jasmina Vasović, President of the Supreme Court of Cassation
  • Dirk Lorenz, Counsellor, Head of Political Section, Delegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia

The conference will be an opportunity to tackle the implementation of European Convention on Human Rights at the national level. Special attention will be paid to execution of judgments delivered by the European Court of Human Rights as one of the cornerstones of the system established by the European Convention on Human Rights and its unique feature that ensures its efficiency.

 

The conference will bring together judges, prosecutors, representatives of the legislative and executive branches of power, international community, Council of Europe representatives and experts who have a crucial role in implementing European human rights standards and executing judgements of the European Court of Human Rights.

The conference will begin on 10 December 2021 at 10:30 at Hotel Metropol Palace in Belgrade. The welcoming remarks are open to media. Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.

All precautionary measures related to COVID-19 will be respected.

The conference will be organised within the action “Strengthening the effective legal remedies to human rights violations in Serbia”, a part of the joint European Union and Council of Europe programme “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Turkey 2019-2022”, implemented by the Council of Europe.

Programme of the event

Factsheet about the execution by Serbia of the judgments by the European Court of Human Rights

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Strengthening effective legal remedies to human rights violations in Serbia


What is the goal?


► to strengthen the overall protection of human rights in Serbia in line with European standards
► to improve national mechanisms for the consistent application of the European Convention on Human Rights and case law of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as the national judicial practice
► to foster national implementation of European human rights standards, including the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.


Who benefits from the Action?


► [Citizens], who will have their human rights better and/or fully protected on the national level
► Constitutional Court, Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights, High Judicial Council, Judicial Academy, Law Faculty of the University of Belgrade, Ministry of European Integrations, Ministry of Justice, Republic Public Prosecutor’s Office, State Prosecutorial Council and Supreme Court of Cassation.


How will the Action work?


► Establishing inter-agency advisory group
► Research and analytical reports (needs assessment, analysis, review)
► Expert discussions (conferences, seminars, round tables) and peer exchanges
► Tailor-made training curricula and training sessions for legal professionals and law students
► (Co)developing HELP courses
► Manuals/Guidelines.


What do we expect to achieve?


► Reinforced capacity of legal professionals to apply the ECHR provisions and the ECtHR case law
► Strengthened case law departments in courts
► Secured horizontal dialogue between courts on contentious legal issues
► Strengthened mechanism for the execution of the ECtHR judgements in relation to Serbia and the office of the Government’s Agent before the ECtHR.


How much will it cost?


► The total budget of the Action is 900 000 EUR.
► The budget allocated to the overall Horizontal Facility programme amounts to ca. 41 Million EUR (85% funded by the European Union, 15% by the Council of Europe).


How to get more information?


► Human Rights National Implementation Division: https://www.coe.int/en/web/national-implementation
► Horizontal Facility website: https://pjp-eu.coe.int/en/web/horizontal-facility/home
► Marija Simić, Horizontal Facility Communication Officer, [email protected], +381 63 601 337
Besnik Baka, Horizontal Facility Communication Officer, [email protected], +355 69 217 8430

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