Department for the Execution of Judgments
of the European Court of Human Rights

On 5 December, the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights hosted a strategy meeting of the network of Ukrainian experts on the execution of the Court’s judgments.

The meeting brought together representatives of the Ukrainian Government, Parliament, the judiciary, prosecution services and academia. Participants engaged in a high-level exchange on the progress and current challenges in executing the European Court’s judgments, with a view to identifying effective ways forward. The participants discussed the achievements of Ukraine, in the context of 30th anniversary of Ukraine’s accession to the Council of Europe and the milestones reached in this period by implementing the judgments of the Court. They underlined the important role of the Court’s case-law and the execution process in guiding the domestic legal reform efforts.

Discussions further focused on the measures required for the execution of the Court’s judgments raising structural and complex problems, including the non-enforcement of domestic court judgments, the independence and effectiveness of the judiciary and prosecution services, and conditions of detention. Particular attention was drawn to the challenges stemming from Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, as well as the transversal commitments arising in the context of Ukraine’s EU-integration path.

The event concluded with reflections on ways to reinforce the national execution mechanism, to strengthen inter-institutional cooperation and coordination, and to further advance cooperation initiatives with the Council of Europe, while drawing on their added value to support further European integration efforts by Ukraine.

 Country factsheet of Ukraine