Reforming the European Convention on Human Rights
Subtitle: a work in progress : a compilation of publications and documents relevant to the ongoing reform of the ECHR
By: prepared by the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH)
Contributors: Council of Europe
Publisher: Council of Europe Pub.
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Strasbourg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 718
ISBN-13: 9789287166043
Subjects: Human rights; Congresses; Civil rights; Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms
Other titles: Réforme de la Convention européene des droits de l'homme
Description: The European ministerial conference on human rights, meeting in Rome on the 50th anniversary of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, emphasized two crucial elements: the responsibility of member states, Parties to the Convention, to ensure constantly that their law and practice conform to the Convention and to execute the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights; and that urgent measures be taken to assist the Court in carrying out its functions, given the ever increasing number of applications. An in-depth reflection should be started as soon as possible on the various possibilities and options with a view to ensuring the effectiveness of the Court in the light of this new situation. The Rome conference has sparked intensive work. Ever since January 2001, the intergovernmental cooperation activities of the Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) of the Council of Europe have concentrated on developing normative instruments, of which the most important has been Protocol No. 14 to the Convention. This work has benefited greatly from high-level debates during a series of round-table discussions, within working groups and at seminars organized mainly by the successive presidencies of the Committee of Ministers. The present volume contains a record of this work.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Proceedings of various conferences, seminars, and workshops.

"April 2009."

Includes bibliographical references and index of speakers.
Table of contents: title: Proceedings. European ministerial conference on human rights; title: Reform of the European human rights system; title: The improvement of domestic remedies with particular emphasis on cases of unreasonable length of proceedings; title: The European court of human rights : agenda for the 21st century; title: Future developments of the European court of human rights in the light of the wise person's report; title: The role of supreme courts in the domestic implementation of the European convention on human rights; title: The role of government agents in ensuring effective human rights protection; title: Towards stronger implementation of the European convention on human rights at national level; title: Appendix I. Reports; title: Appendix II. Impact of protocol no. 14; title: Appendix III. Adopted texts.