About the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ)

Since its establishment in 1963, the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) is a standard-setting body, with a wide scope of competence in the field of public and private law.

The CDCJ, as a steering committee:

Reports directly to the Committee of Ministers.
Makes proposals of texts to the Committee of Ministers for their adoption.
Makes proposals concerning the overall priorities in its fields of competence, future work and draft terms of reference.

More on the background of the CDCJ.

Word from the CDCJ Chair.

Background documents

Terms of Reference of the CDCJ for 2020-2021

Members of the CDCJ Bureau

Members of the CDCJ (updated 13 September 2021)

Transversal approach

Meetings

Rules and Procedures

Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods and amendments adopted by the Committee of Ministers' Deputies at their 1404th meeting (12 and 17 May 2021)
Resolution CM/Res(2021)3 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods (applicable as of 1 January 2022)
Resolution CM/Res(2011)7 amending the system of Council of Europe conferences of specialised ministers
Recommendation CM/AS(2014)Rec2029 final on "The participation of non-member States in Council of Europe conventions"
Working methods of CDCJ - adopted by written procedure on 2 September 2014 and revised by the CDCJ Bureau during its 102nd meeting (29-30 June 2017)

www.coe.int/cdcj

Search tool

Call for tenders

Legal instruments

Recommendations, resolutions and guidelines

Key information and documentation

Reports and Studies

ECHR Case-law

Co-operation tools

Free civil legal aid decision-making tool - and its electronic tutorial (in Russian only)

Directorate General Human Rights and Rule of Law