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CEPEJ Launches European Cyberjustice Network 
29 January 2022
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 16 November 2021, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) held a virtual inaugural conference to officially launch the European Cyberjustice Network. The network provides a platform for the interdisciplinary exchange of good practices in the field of cyberjustice and artificial … Read more
Council of Europe Cybercrime Judicial Cooperation
Second Additional Protocol to Cybercrime Convention 
29 January 2022 (updated 4 years, 1 month ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri in Issue 4/2021
On 17 November 2021, the Committee of Ministers of the CoE adopted a second Additional Protocol to the Cybercrime Convention on enhanced co-operation and disclosure of electronic evidence. The second additional protocol lays down inter alia the criteria for direct cooperation between state parties and … Read more
Council of Europe Cybercrime e-Evidence Law Enforcement Cooperation
Committee of Ministers Declaration on MEDICRIME Convention 
29 January 2022 (updated 1 month, 3 weeks ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri in Issue 4/2021
On 16 November 2021, the CoE Committee of Ministers published a declaration on the CoE Convention on the Counterfeiting of Medical Products and Similar Crimes Involving Threats to Public Health (the MEDICRIME Convention → eucrim 2/2016, 84-85). The MEDICRIME Convention, signed in Moscow on … Read more
Council of Europe Counterfeiting & Piracy
CCJE: Opinion on Evolution of Councils for the Judiciary 
29 January 2022
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
During its 22nd plenary meeting, held online from 3 to 5 November 2021 in Strasbourg, the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) adopted Opinion No. 24 (2021) “on the evolution of the Councils for the Judiciary”. These … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
CCPE: Opinion on the Practical Independence of Prosecutors 
29 January 2022
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 25-26 November 2021, the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE) adopted Opinion No. 16 (2021) regarding the implications of decisions of international courts and treaty bodies on the practical independence of prosecutors. The Opinion is designed to guide States’ judicial and prosecutorial reforms … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
CEPEJ: Action Plan on the Digitalisation of Justice 
29 January 2022 (updated 3 years, 10 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri in Issue 4/2021
On 8-9 December 2021, the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ) adopted an Action Plan on digitalisation for a better justice. The four-year plan aims to reconcile the efficiency of new technologies and respect for fundamental rights (in particular Art. 6 ECHR), … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
ECtHR: Judicial Reform in Ukraine Seriously Undermined Independence of the Judiciary 
17 November 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
Following judicial reforms in Ukraine, the ECtHR dealt with the independence of the Ukrainian judiciary in a chamber judgment in the case of Gumenyuk and others v. Ukraine on 22 July 2021. The case concerned eight judges of the former Supreme Court of Ukraine, elected … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
ECtHR: Disciplinary Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court in Breach of the ECHR 
17 November 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 22 July 2021, the ECtHR held in a chamber judgment in Reczkowicz v. Poland that the Disciplinary Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court is not a tribunal established by law within the meaning of the ECHR. The case is one of 38 applications against … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
ECtHR: Right of Access to a Court in Respect of Administrative Decisions 
17 November 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 20 July 2021, the ECtHR held in a chamber judgment in Loquifer v. Belgium that the right of access to a court (Art. 6 § 1 ECHR) in respect of administrative decisions implies the possibility of remedy by a judicial body. The case involved … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
New Factsheet on ECtHR Case Law on Independence of Justice 
17 November 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 28 July 2021, the ECtHR published a new factsheet on the independence of justice systems (available in English and French). The cases are broken down as follows:Key aspects of independence and the right to a fair trial;Independence criteria for a “tribunal … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
Protocol No. 15 to ECHR Enters into Force 
17 November 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 1 August 2021, Protocol No. 15 (adopted in 2013) amending the ECHR, entered into force. The Protocol amends the Preamble to the Convention, which now includes a reference to the subsidiarity principle and to the margin of appreciation doctrine (→eucrim 1/2021 p.39). … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
MONEYVAL: Annual Report for 2020 
8 July 2021 (updated 5 years, 2 months ago)
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 4 June 2021, MONEYVAL published its annual report for 2020. Although the pandemic has had an impact on MONEYVAL’s work, the body sought to ensure continuity in the evaluation process. Last year, MONEYVAL played a pioneering role in carrying out evaluations by using … Read more
Council of Europe Money Laundering
PACE Resolution on Financial Intelligence Units 
8 July 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted Resolution 2365 (2021) and the accompanying Recommendation 2195 (2021), which carries the title “Urgent need to strengthen financial intelligence units – Sharper tools needed to improve confiscation of illegal assets.” The documents aim to … Read more
Council of Europe Money Laundering
Human Rights Commissioner: 2020 Activity Report 
7 July 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 21 April 2021, the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published her 2020 annual activity report, which covers the main problems, challenges, and opportunities European countries are facing in the field of human rights. In the current global context, … Read more
Council of Europe Human Rights Issues
GRECO: 2020 General Activity Report 
5 July 2021
Dr. András Csúri Dr. András Csúri
On 3 June 2021, GRECO published its 21st general activity report for the year 2020. The report finds that governments must rigorously manage the corruption risks that have arisen from the extraordinary measures needed to combat the COVID-19 epidemic, including the large influx of … Read more
Council of Europe Corruption
ECtHR Ruled in LuxLeaks Case 
29 June 2021
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
In a judgment of 11 May 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) found no violation of the freedom of expression (Art. 10 ECHR) when courts in Luxembourg convicted an insider that helped bring to light Luxembourgish tax avoidance schemes (widely known as … Read more
Council of Europe EU Fundamental Rights Tax Evasion