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4th meeting of the CJ-OR on access to origins of donor-conceived persons
The Committee of Experts on Access to Origins (CJ-OR) held its fourth meeting in Strasbourg from 27 to 29 October 2026. It continued its work on a draft recommendation concerning the rights of donor-conceived people to know their origins. The right to know one’s origins is increasingly recognised...
Bosnia and Herzegovina first state to ratify the Lawyers’ Convention
On 28 October 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina became the first state to ratify the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer (ETS No. 226), known as the Luxembourg Convention. Thirty-three states have already signed it but are yet to ratify it. Seven more...
Preventing Childhood Statelessness: the CDCJ Compendium at the Heart of a Regional Expert Roundtable
Government representatives, international and regional organisations, civil society, people with lived experience of statelessness and other experts from across Europe and Central Asia met in Warsaw for a two-day roundtable on preventing childhood statelessness and ensuring that no child is left...
CDCJ Bureau holds 125th meeting to prepare upcoming CDCJ plenary meeting
The Bureau of the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) held on 6-7 October 2026 its 125th meeting to prepare the 107th plenary meeting of the CDCJ (17-19 November 2026). The Bureau examined possible future activities for the CDCJ following up on the outcome of the last plenary meeting...
Child statelessness: final meeting of the Limited Working Group on Migration (CDCJ-MIG)
The CDCJ Limited Working Group on Migration held its 6th and last meeting on 22-23 September online, chaired by Katerina Radova (Czechia). The Working Group finalised its work on the draft revised Recommendation on the nationality of children, its explanatory memorandum and its checklist for...
Main results of the 106th plenary meeting of the CDCJ
The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) held its 106th plenary meeting on 2-4 June 2026 in hybrid format. The CDCJ examined and adopted a First Report on the thematic review on the implementation of selected aspects of the Council of Europe Plan of Action on Strengthening Judicial...
The CDCJ marks the 1st anniversary of the opening for signature of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer
The European Committee of Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) wishes to mark the first anniversary of the opening for signature, during the 134th session of the Committee of Ministers in Luxembourg, of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer (Luxembourg Convention),...
Call for tender – consultancy services for a study on the use of AI in policing, the administration of justice and border control/migration
The Council of Europe, through its European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ), is considering the possible development of a new international legal instrument or instruments addressing the administrative law aspects of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by public authorities, in...
Access to origins of donor-conceived persons – 3rd meeting of the CJ-OR
The Committee of Experts on Access to Origins (CJ-OR) concluded its third meeting (24-26 March 2026) in Strasbourg, focusing on the draft recommendation regarding the rights of donor-conceived individuals to access their origins. The discussions were guided by feedback received from the European...
CDCJ Bureau holds 124th meeting to prepare upcoming CDCJ plenary meeting
The Bureau of the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) held on 12-13 March 2026 its 124th meeting to prepare the 106th plenary meeting of the CDCJ (2-4 June 2026). The Bureau examined possible future activities for the CDCJ following up on the outcome of the last plenary meeting (18-20...
