Application of the European Convention on Human Rights in Georgia

This joint European Union and Council of Europe Project “Application of the European Convention on Human Rights and harmonisation of national legislation and judicial practice in Georgia in line with European Standards” aims to contribute to the enhancement of human rights protection in Georgia. The project envisages strengthening the criminal justice framework in line with European standards and enhancing the capacity of legal professionals to apply it at national level. The project is funded through the Programmatic Cooperation Framework for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine and Belarus.

Project Duration
1 July, 2015 – 31 December, 2018

Partners
Ministry of Justice, Chief Prosecutor’s Office, Supreme Court of Georgia, Tbilisi City Court, Regional Courts, High School of Justice, High Council of Justice, Georgian Bar Association

Who will benefit?

Georgian citizens who should enjoy improved equal rights and better protection of their human rights;
Judges, prosecutors and lawyers in Georgia who will be enabled to implement European Convention on Human Rights in their daily work;
Policy and decision makers.

How will the project work?

Through bilateral work as well as multilateral exchange of experience;
Special emphasis on common issues and special approach;
Emphasis on expertise, capacity building measures and tools.

Project activities:
- Development of recommendations for reforms and legal expertise;
- Study visits, training sessions, workshops, conferences;
- Translation of relevant materials into Georgian.

Retour Launch of the HUDOC case-law database in Georgian

The European Union and the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Georgia officially launched the Georgian interface of the HUDOC case-law database to mark its 20th anniversary.

Cristian Urse, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, Mzia Todua, Acting Chief of Justice, Mikheil Sarjveladze, First Deputy Minister of Justice, and Carmen Morte-Gomez, the Head of Division at European Court of Human Rights opened the event.

The HUDOC database contains 26.400 case-law translations in 31 languages including Georgian. The Georgian interface joins the existing ones in English, French, Russian, Turkish and Spanish.
The creation of a database was a follow up to a signed memorandum between the Supreme Court of Georgia, the Ministry of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights within the framework of the EU/CoE joint project.

The event brought together representatives of the international donor organizations, members of the High Council of Justice, judges of the Common Courts of Georgia, prosecutors, lawyers, media and civil society representatives.

The event was organised in the framework of EU/CoE joint project “Strengthening the Application of the European Convention on Human Rights in Georgia”, funded within the EU-CoE Partnership for Good Governance.

20 December 2018