Retour Launch of the Council of Europe project “Supporting Parliamentary Oversight over Execution of the European Court Judgments in Georgia”

Launch of the Council of Europe project “Supporting Parliamentary Oversight over Execution of the European Court Judgments in Georgia”

The Council of Europe launched a project to support parliament’s supervisory role over the execution of the European Court Judgments by the government. The project aims at assisting the Georgian stakeholders in strengthening domestic mechanisms for more efficient implementation of the European human rights standards at national level.

Cristian Urse, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Georgia, Sophio Kiladze, Chairperson of Human Rights and Civic Integration Committee of the Parliament, Gocha Lortkipanidze, Deputy Minister of Justice and Tigran Karapetyan, Head of the Unit of Eastern Partnership & Russian Federation at CoE opened the event.

The presentation brought together Council of Europe representatives, state authorities, including members of the parliament, international donor organisations, media and civil society.

Participants discussed the legal framework and existing mechanisms for the efficient implementation of the human rights standards enshrined in the European Convention.

The launch of the event was organised in the framework of the Council of Europe project “Supporting Parliamentary Oversight over Execution of the European Court Judgments in Georgia”.

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To strengthen domestic monitoring mechanisms for implementation of the European Court of Human Rights judgments

  • In close co-operation with the national partners;
  • Through the provision of legal expertise, networking and exchange of best practices with Council of Europe consultative and expert bodies and its Member States;
  • With a tailor-made approach to meet the concrete needs of the country.

How much will it cost?

  • The total budget is around 200.000 Euros;
  • The project is funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund (HRTF).
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The Project runs from 1 April 2019 until 31 March 2021
  • Strengthen Georgian Parliament’s capacity to conduct effective oversight of the implementation of ECtHR judgments;
  • Improve cooperation with civil society and national human rights institutions;
  • Reinforce reporting mechanisms for systematic dialogue between the executive and Parliament.
Human Rights National Implementation Division, Directorate of Human Rights, Council of Europe

Giorgi Giorgadze, Senior Project Officer