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The CCJE shares concerns regarding the sentencing of Judge Anas Hmedi, President of the Tunisian Judges Association
The CCJE adopted, on 27 May 2026, a Statement sharing the concerns regarding the sentencing of Judge Anas Hmedi, President of the Tunisian Judges Association, expressed by several international institutions, including the UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers. The CCJE...
The Working Group examines the structure of the CCJE’s future Opinion on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of the judicial process
The CCJE Working Group met in Porto on 28-30 April 2026 to discuss the draft structure of the Opinion No. 29 (2026) on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of the judicial process prepared by the CCJE expert, Dr John Sorabji (United Kingdom), based on available standards of the...
The CCJE holds its 26th plenary meeting and adopts a new Opinion on the importance of judicial well-being for the delivery of justice
The 26th plenary meeting of the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) was held on 12-14 November 2025 in Strasbourg. It adopted Opinion No. 28 (2025) on the importance of judicial well-being for the delivery of justice. This innovative topic was considered through the prism of relevant...
The CCJE expresses its strong commitment to the worldwide abolition of the death penalty
The CCJE adopted, on 10 October 2025, a Statement on the occasion of the European Day Against the Death Penalty, expressing its strong and resolute commitment to the universal abolition of the death penalty and stressing the significant role of judges in advancing an end to the capital punishment...
The CCJE shares the concerns expressed by the Presidency Committee of the International Association of Judges (IAJ) about sanctions to ICC judges
The CCJE adopted, on 17 July 2025, a Statement sharing the concerns expressed by the Presidency Committee of the International Association of Judges (IAJ), one of the CCJE observers, which earlier adopted a Statement pointing out to the threat of sanctions in relation to judges of the...
The Working Group examines draft Opinion on the importance of judicial well-being for the delivery of justice
The CCJE Working Group met in Oslo on 2-4 July 2025 to discuss draft Opinion No. 28 (2025) on the importance of judicial well-being for the delivery of justice prepared by the CCJE expert, Ms Lucinda Soon (United Kingdom), based on the guidance given by the Working Group and the structure...
The CCJE President took part in the General Assembly of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary
The CCJE President, Judge Leonie Reynolds (Ireland), took part in the General Assembly of the European Network of Councils for the Judiciary (ENCJ) which was organised on 4-6 June 2025 in Riga, Latvia. The CCJE President delivered opening remarks for the General Assembly, as well as highlighted...
The Working Group examines the structure of the CCJE’s future Opinion on the contribution of judicial well-being to the rule of law
The CCJE Working Group met in Paris on 2-4 April 2025 to discuss the draft structure of the CCJE Opinion No. 28 (2025) on the contribution of judicial well-being to the rule of law. The members of the Working Group discussed and finalised the draft structure of the Opinion No. 28 (2025) prepared...
The President of the CCJE presents its work before the Committee of Ministers
The CCJE President, Judge Leonie Reynolds (Ireland), took part in the 1520th meeting of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, held on 26 February 2025, and presented to the Ministers’ Deputies the recent activities of the CCJE. Judge Reynolds underlined that the CCJE had developed...
Election of Judge Canòlic Mingorance as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights
The CCJE was delighted to learn that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected, on 28 January 2025, Judge Canòlic Mingorance (Andorra), member of the CCJE and its Bureau, as Judge to the European Court of Human Rights. The CCJE always relies on the case law of the...
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