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High-Level Conference in Copenhagen

Date and time

Wednesday 31. October 2018 at 18:30 to Friday 2. November 2018 at 11:00

Registration Deadline

Monday 29. October 2018 at 18:30

Location

Eigtveds Pakhus, Asiatisk Plads 2G, DK-1448 Copenhagen Eigtveds Pakhus
Asiatisk Plads 2G
DK-1448 Copenhagen

High-Level Conference in Copenhagen

Event Description



High-Level Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark
11-13 April 2018

Continued Reform of the European Human Rights Convention System -
Better Balance, Improved Protection


As a strong supporter of the European Human Rights system, Denmark has made continued reform of the Convention system a main priority of our Chairmanship of the Council of Europe.

The current reform process, which was initiated at the High-Level Conference in Interlaken in 2010 and continued at the Izmir, Brighton and Brussels High-Level Conferences, has already brought notable progress, inter alia through strengthening subsidiarity, improving the efficiency of the Court and addressing the need for more effective implementation. Nonetheless, the Convention system still faces considerable challenges. The caseload remains a serious problem. The same applies to the failure to implement judgments, many of which deal with systemic and structural problems in the Member States. At the same time, the authority of the Court is being challenged from different perspectives.

The Member States have agreed that by the end of 2019, the Committee of Ministers should decide on whether the measures already adopted within the existing reform agenda have proven to be sufficient to assure sustainable functioning of the control mechanism of the Convention or whether more profound changes are necessary. Approaching this deadline, the Danish Chairmanship wants to ensure that the measures already adopted are effectively implemented, including through the entering into force of Protocol No. 15, and initiate a renewed discussion on the future of the Convention system looking beyond the 2019 deadline.

The goal of the Copenhagen High-Level Conference will be to adopt a Political Declaration that takes stock of the current reform process, proposes new measures to strengthen the Convention system, and provides guidance for future reform work.

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