The Council of Europe implements many co-operation projects with member and neighbourhood states to support their justice sector reform. The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ), which is also responsible for facilitating co-operation between member states in the areas of its competence, contributes with its members and thanks to their expertise to the success of these projects, in particular on the application of standards developed by the CDCJ.

Below are most recent achievements by the Legal Co-operation Department in relation to justice sector reforms and legal co-operation in the Council of Europe member states:

Armenia

• Strengthening the Independence, Professionalism and Accountability of the Justice System (Joint Programme)
• Support to the implementation of the judicial reform in Armenia (PGG)

Azerbaijan

• Support to Increased Efficiency of Courts, Improved Training of Judges and Judicial Self-governance (PGG)

Republic of Belarus

• Support to the judicial reform in the Republic of Belarus

Bulgaria

• Support to the Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council of Bulgaria (SRSS)

Georgia

• Strengthening the Independence and Efficiency of the Justice System (Voluntary Contribution)
• Support to the Georgian Bar Association (PGG)
• Strengthening the capacity of the High School of Justice (Voluntary Contribution)
• Support to the implementation of the judicial reform (Voluntary Contribution)

Kazakhstan

• Support to the Kazakh Authorities in Improving the Quality and Efficiency of the Kazakh Justice System (Joint Programme)

Malta

• Supporting the efficiency of justice in Malta (SRSS)

Republic of Moldova

• Support to the Moldovan Bar Association (PGG)

Montenegro

• Accountability of the Judicial System (Horizontal Facility)

Republic of North Macedonia

• Support to legal aid reforms in the Republic of North Macedonia” (Horizontal Facility)
• Expert support to judicial reforms in the Republic of North Macedonia” (Expertise Co-ordination Mechanism – Horizontal Facility)

Norway Grants

• Norway Grants

Portugal

• Support the improvement of training programs in the judicial sector

Russian Federation

• Free civil legal aid and assistance for vulnerable groups (Voluntary Contribution)

Serbia

• Strengthening legal guarantees for independent and impartial tribunals (Horizontal Facility)

Türkiye

• Strengthening judicial ethics (Joint Programme)

Ukraine

• Supporting Ukraine in the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
• Strengthening the system of judicial accountability (Council of Europe Human Rights Trust Fund)
• Support to the implementation of the judicial reform in Ukraine (Voluntary Contribution)
• Bar associations in Ukraine

Eastern Partnership countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine

• Regional dialogue (PGG)