The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during its meeting from 2 to 4 December on the supervision of the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights.
The Committee of Ministers adopted 45 decisions concerning 24 states during the meeting, including its first decision on the wide-ranging Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia case covering numerous serious human rights violations committed by Russia in Ukraine since 2014, including the downing of flight MH-17.
The Committee also adopted 47 final resolutions** in respect of 100 judgments and decisions from the European Court, concerning 21 different states.
In addition, the Committee adopted an indicative list of cases to be examined during its next meeting on the execution of rulings from the European Court, which will take place from 9 to 11 March 2026.
Under Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, judgments from the European Court of Human Rights are binding on the states concerned.
The Committee of Ministers oversees the execution of judgments on the basis of information provided by national authorities, civil society organisations, national-human rights institutions (NHRIs) and other interested parties.
Note
Following its exclusion from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022, the Russian Federation ceased to be a High Contracting Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022.
The Committee of Ministers continues to supervise the execution of judgments and decision concerning the Russian Federation, which is obliged to implement them.
(*) An Interim Resolution is a form of decision adopted by the Committee of Ministers aimed at overcoming more complex situations requiring special attention.
(**) A Final Resolution is a Committee of Ministers decision whereby it decides to close the supervision of the execution of a judgment, considering that the respondent state has adopted all measures required in response to the violations found by the court.
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