Speeches and Presentations of the Director
1561st meeting of the Ministers' Deputies
Jörg Polakiewicz, Legal Adviser, Council of Europe
Monsieur le Président, Monsieur le Secrétaire général, Monsieur le Secrétaire général adjoint, Mesdames et Messieurs les ambassadeurs, chers collègues, chers amis, Lorsque j’ai rejoint le Conseil de l’Europe en novembre 1993, notre Organisation comptait 31 États membres. La série des traités en...
Presidency of the Republic of Moldova to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
International Conference on the European Convention on Human Rights System – Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights
Execution of the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and Human Rights Protection in the Transnistrian Region: Regional and International Perspectives Distinguished colleagues, dear friends, Mă bucur că am ajuns în sfârșit la Chișinău și că pot contribui la importanta voastră...
International law week of the 80th session of the UN GA
80 Years After Nuremberg and Tokyo: The Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine as a Building Block for a System to Support Peace and End Impunity for Starting Wars
80 Years After Nuremberg and Tokyo – The Legacy and the Future of Accountability Distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, dear friends, Eighty years after Nuremberg and Tokyo, we stand once again at a defining moment for international justice. The trials that followed the Second World...
Seventy-Five Years of the European Convention on Human Rights: Choosing Again
The European Convention on Human Rights at 75: Transnational Perspectives and Global Interaction
Concluding intervention at the conference ‘The European Convention on Human Rights at 75: Transnational Perspectives and Global Interaction’ organized by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law ...
Laudatio Rainer Hofmann's 70th Anniversary
Please click for here for English translation. Jörg Polakiewicz* Laudatio Rainer Hofmann Herr Präsident, sehr verehrter lieber Rainer, meine sehr geehrten Damen und Herren, Wenn ich mich richtig erinnere, haben ich den Jubilar Anfang 1987 in Heidelberg am Max-Planck-Institut für ausländisches...
Seminar on States’ obligations under public international law in relation to immunity of State officials
Mr Polakiewicz participated in the Seminar on States’ obligations under public international law in relation to immunity of State officials (coe.int). Please click on the link below to view his intervention: States’ obligations under public international law in relation to the immunity of State...
Russia's explusion from the Council of Europe - communication to the 62nd meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI)
Speaking points Mr Jörg POLAKIEWICZ Russia's explusion from the Council of Europe - communication to the 62nd meeting of the Committee of Legal Advisers on Public International Law (CAHDI) Strasbourg (hybrid), 24 March 2022 Dear Alina, Dear CAHDI experts and colleagues, The world is no...
The Rule of Law – Dynamics and Limits of a Common European Value
CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Presentation to the Scientific-Consultative Council on International Legal Issues of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus Contents Introduction. 1 Origins of the rule of law concept 2 Germany. 2 United Kingdom.. 4 Belarus. 6 The Council of Europe’s contribution to...
Conference on Criminal Justice in Cyberspace
Click here to see Mr Polakiewicz's Presentation Check against delivery Reconciling security and fundamental rights How to square the circle: Ensuring effective law enforcement access to electronic evidence while protecting privacy Conference on Criminal Justice in Cyberspace Bucharest, 26...
Taking Stock: Human Rights at 70: Taking Stock
Human Rights at 70: Taking Stock Roundtable discussion organised by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands & the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana Minister, Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, It is a great honour and a pleasure for me to participate in this event celebrating...
