Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
About the Project
The project of the Council of Europe “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights” is funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund and is being implemented in Ukraine by the Justice and Legal Co-operation Department of the Council of Europe.
Duration of the project – 20 months (1 November 2019 – 30 June 2021).
Budget of the project – 800 000 Euro.
Overall project objective:
To support Ukraine in providing accessible, full and effective justice through the execution of judgments in which violations of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights are established.
Specific project objectives:
Specific objective 1
To support Ukraine in meeting the measures defined with regard to the issue of non-execution of judgments of national courts in the European Court of Human Rights judgments of “Zhovner v. Ukraine”, "Yuriy Nikolayevich Ivanov v. Ukraine", "Burmych and others v. Ukraine".
Specific objective 2
To support the Ukrainian authorities in further introduction of effective remedies, aimed at compensation and acceleration of the judicial proceedings, as well as other practical measures to be taken by the Ukrainian authorities through the codes of judicial procedure (cases “Svetlana Naumenko v. Ukraine”, “Merit v. Ukraine”).
Specific objective 3
To support Ukraine in further implementation of the Council of Europe standards on the improvement of access to justice in line with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (in the cases of “Nataliya Mikhaylenko v. Ukraine”, “Feldman and Slovyanskyy Bank v.
Ukraine”, “Tserkva Sela Sosulivka v. Ukraine”, “Viktor Nazarenko v. Ukraine”, “Frida, LLC v.
Ukraine”, “Sokurenko and Strygun v. Ukraine”, “Mykhailova v. Ukraine”) and strengthening judicial independence (Volkov group of cases).
Specific objective 4
To support the Supreme Court in building effective procedures on interaction with the European Court of Human Rights, with a focus on the implementation of the Protocol No. 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights and as to the reopening of judicial proceedings following a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (cases “Bochan v. Ukraine (no. 2)”, “Yaremenko v. Ukraine (no.2)” and “Shabelnik v. Ukraine (no.2)”).
Project Partners
- The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine (the Office of the Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights)
- The Supreme Court
- The High Council of Justice
Expert opinions / reports / reviews
Overview of the practices of the Council of Europe member states in introducing effective remedies to solve the problem of the excessive length of judicial proceedings Project publications
Irina Pinischuk, Project Assistant
Council of Europe Office in Ukraine
8 Illinska Street, Entrance 7, 04070 Kyiv, Ukraine
Tel.: + 38 (044) 425 33 70 (ext. 161)
The promotional video on the issue of non-execution of national judgments in Ukraine
As a part of the public awareness-raising campaign, the Secretariat of the Government Agent before the European Court of Human Rights requested to create the promotional video on the issue of non-execution of national judgments (in the context of the execution of judgments of the European Court...
Final Conference of the Council of Europe Project “Further Support for the Execution by Ukraine of Judgments in Respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights”
On June 11, 2021 the final conference of the Council of Europe project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights” (the Project), funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund and implemented by the Department for the...
A web page “Execution by Ukraine of ECtHR judgments in the cases of “Zhovner v. Ukraine”, "Yuriy Nikolayevich Ivanov v. Ukraine", "Burmych and Others v. Ukraine" is developed
Following the General Conclusions and Recommendations of the Third Annual Forum “Execution of judgments of national courts in Ukraine” and in order to continue public information campaign on the issue of non-execution of judgments, an official information resource (web page) was developed in...
Final Meeting of the Coordination Group of the Council of Europe project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights”
On May 31, 2021 the final Meeting of the Coordination Group of the Council of Europe project «Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights» (Project), funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund and implemented by the...
The Council of Europe contributed to the preparation of the legal publication "The Word of the National School of Judges of Ukraine"
We are pleased to announce that the Council of Europe Project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights” in cooperation with the National School of Judges of Ukraine contributed to the preparation, development and...
A series of training video lectures is developed for the National School of Judges of Ukraine
The Council of Europe Project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights”, supporting Ukraine in providing accessible, full and effective justice, in cooperation with the National School of Judges of Ukraine...
Workshop On Improving the collection and Analysis of Judicial Data for Policy Making Purposes
On April 19, 2021 a Workshop on improving the collection and analysis of judicial data for policy making purposes was held. This event was organised by the Council of Europe Project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on...
Supreme Court Facts and Figures in 2020
The Council of Europe in the framework of the project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights”, which is funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund, has supported the Supreme Court with the preparation, translation...
Expert Discussion on Improving the National Strategy and its Action Plan on Addressing the Problem of Non-execution of Judgments
On March 26, 2020 an Expert discussion on improving the National Strategy №1218-р** and its Action plan №210-р* designed to address the problem of non-execution of judgments as tools for implementing the necessary general measures to execute the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights...
Local consultancy services on conducting a comprehensive analysis of the state funding of the Ukrainian judiciary throughout 2018-2021 with a view of ensuring the right to a fair trial as guaranteed by Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights
8683-8751/2021/1 - Call for tenders
The CoE Project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights” and the CoE Project “Support for judicial institutions and processes to strengthen access to justice in Ukraine” is looking for provider of national...