The European Social Charter: the next 10 years

Seminar to mark the tenth anniversary of the European Social Charter (revised)
3 May 2006, Strasbourg, Palais de l'Europe

Programme

Morning

Chair: Mr Bernard Marquet, President of the Social, Health and Family Affairs Committee, Parliamentary Assembly

Moderator:  Mrs Jane Dinsdale, Director General ad interim, Directorate General of Human Rights

The Social Charter's implementation in the member States

The role of the executive and the legislature

Ms Christina Zorlin, Director. Directorate for Sectorial Operational Programme for Human Resources Development, Ministry of Labour, Bucharest, Romania

The role of the judiciary

Professor Martin Scheinin. Professor of constitutional and international law, Institute for Human Rights, Abo Akademie University, Finland

Ceremony, Foyer of the Committee of Ministers

Address delivered at the commemoration ceremony of the 10 anniversary of the Revised Charter, Foyer of the Committee of Ministers     

Afternoon

Chair: Mr Vojtech Tkac, Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Parliamentary Assembly

Moderator: Mr Philippe BOILLAT, Director, Directorate General of Human Rights

The Social Charter and the European Convention on Human Rights

Introductory report

Professor Jean-François Akandji-Kombe. Director, Master Programme on Fundamental Rights, Caen University, France

The Social Charter and the European Union

Introductory report (French only)

Professor Olivier de Schutter. Louvain Catholic University, Belgium

Closing session

General Report

Mr Colm O'Cinneide. University College, London, United Kingdom

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Coming events

Back Spain signs the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter on collective complaints

Spain signs the Additional Protocol to the European Social Charter on collective complaints

Manuel Montobbio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Spain to the Council of Europe, signed today, in the presence of Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Additional Protocol of 1995 providing for a system of collective complaints. This is an important step which requires the subsequent ratification of the Protocol or a declaration at the time of ratifying the revised Charter, a ratification process that is well under way in Spain.

“The signature of the collective complaints Protocol demonstrates Spain’s commitment to social rights and support for the European Social Charter system”, emphasised Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni. The Deputy Secretary General also applauded the timing, when the Charter celebrates its 60th anniversary (1961 – 2021) against a backdrop of discussions on improving the implementation of social rights in Europe and strengthening the Charter system.

The aim pursued with the introduction of the procedure in 1995 was to increase the effectiveness and the impact of the implementation of the Charter at national level. In addition, the collective complaints procedure has strengthened the role of social partners and non-governmental organisations by enabling them to apply under this opt-in procedure to the European Committee of Social Rights to examine compliance by States with the Charter provisions they have accepted.

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