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From 1 February 2022, the deadline for submitting applications to the ECtHR has been reduced from six to four months from the date of a final decision in a domestic court case. The new deadline can be found in Protocol No 15 to the ECHR, …

The ECtHR examined anew dysfunctions in the Polish judiciary system in two judgments handed down in February and March 2022.

The Committee of Ministers, acting under Art. 8 of the Statute of the CoE, decided that the Russian Federation would cease to be a member of the CoE after 26 years of membership (as of 16 March 2022). Article 8 of the Statute of the …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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), …

On 15 November 2021, the Court elected Judge Síofra O’Leary (Ireland) as new Vice President and Marko Bošnjak (Slovenia) as new Section President. They took office in January 2022.Before joining the ECtHR Ms O’Leary was Head of Unit of the Research and Documentation Directorate …