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
Members of the CDCJ (updated 28 April 2022)
Transversal approach
- Strategic framework of the Council of Europe (2022-2025)
- Gender Equality Strategy for 2018-2023
- Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2022-2027): “Children’s Rights in Action: from continuous implementation to joint innovation”Gender Equality Strategy for 2018-2023
- Disability strategy 2017-2023
- Council of Europe Action Plan on Protecting Vulnerable Persons in the Context of Migration and Asylum in Europe (2021-2025)
- Council of Europe Strategic Action Plan for Roma and Traveller Inclusion (2020‑2025)
- Protecting human rights, democracy and the rule of law in the digital environment: Council of Europe Digital Agenda 2022-2025
Rules and Procedures
Legal instruments
Recommendations, resolutions and guidelines
Key information and documentation
ECHR Case-law
Co-operation tools
Free civil legal aid decision-making tool - and its electronic tutorial (in Russian only)
