[id] => 203 15(a)); 3) amendment of the admissibility criteria (id. [8] => Array [desc] => These differentiating features; the clarity of the materials in the text is that they are precise, detailed, directly applicable rules. ( [name] => European Court of Human Rights Belgium, the United Kingdom, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Ireland, Sweden, Italy, Luxembourg, and Norway. (May 7, 2012) On April 20, 2012, the 47 Member States of the Council of Europe, at a high-level ministerial conference in Brighton, United Kingdom, unanimously voted to adopt a Protocol No. [id] => 237 [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/364-map-of-the-member-states ) [desc] => [50] The United States became an observer state in 1995. ( ) ) ) The official languages of the Council are English and French. [id] => 196 [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/384-sport-for-all [0] => Array [desc] => ) The Committee of Ministers, the PACE, and the Congress of the Council of Europe also use German and Italian for some of their work. [desc] => ( ( [4] => Array ) ( [desc] => There are also concerns about consistency in case law the European Court of Justice (the EU's court in Luxembourg) is treating the convention as part of the legal system of all EU member states in order to prevent conflict between its judgements and those of the European Court of Human Rights (the court in Strasbourg interpreting the convention). ) ) Additionally, there are 4 "Council of Europe Liaison Offices", this includes: There are two main criteria for membership: geographic (Article 4 of the Council of Europe Statute specifies that membership is open to any "European" State) and political (Article 3 of the Statute states applying for membership must accept democratic values"Every member of the Council of Europe must accept the principles of the rule of law and the enjoyment by all persons within its jurisdiction of human rights and fundamental freedoms, and collaborate sincerely and effectively in the realisation of the aim of the Council as specified in Chapter I"). [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/193-society hZn7}yK$(d7AE`/Hu:@{(QvKAC:N S&Lt1KhtdXEknbcmaI;!%Ii(P ( [children] => Array [name] => Resources for teachers ) a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate. [63] Greece was readmitted to the council in 1974. However, in December 1951, after nearly three years in the role, Spaak resigned in disappointment after the Assembly rejected proposals for a "European political authority". ) [children] => Array [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/222-lgbt 17, 2012).). ( [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/182-elections The first agreement establishing the European Economic Community was signed in 1957 by six countries: Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Denmark, Ireland, and the United Kingdom joined in 1973, Greece in 1981, Spain and Portugal in 1986. In subsequent years many other countries joined the Union. [name] => Local democracy The Council of Europe suspends Russia for its attack on Ukraine. 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The Joint Council on Youth of the Council of Europe. ( [17] Iceland had already joined in 1950, followed in 1956 by Austria, Cyprus in 1961, Switzerland in 1963 and Malta in 1965. [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/216-different-roles-shared-values [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/211-intercultural-and-interreligious-dialogue [desc] => ) [children] => Array ( [13] => Array They drew, in part, on the tenets of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed only a few months earlier in Paris. [id] => 200 ( ) The Open Society Justice Initiative expressed regret that the Brighton Declaration proposes amending the European Convention on Human Rights to encourage greater deference by the court to national governments, though this will do little to stem the growing caseload. (Press Release, Open Society Justice Initiative, Brighton Conference on ECHR Reform Leaves Work Ahead(Apr. [name] => European prison reform [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/374-fundamental-freedoms However, on the same day, the council's Committee of Ministers decided Russia's membership in the council would be immediately terminated, and determined that Russia had been excluded from the Council instead under its exclusion mechanism rather than the withdrawal mechanism. ) [63], The Council suspended Greece in 1967, after a military coup d'tat, and the Greek junta withdrew from the CoE. ECHR is an organization of the Council of Europe. ) [desc] => The European Convention on Human Rights [id] => 243 [desc] => [children] => Array [id] => 242 [children] => Array ( [children] => Array [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/210-european-cultural-convention Ahmad, T. (2012) Council of Europe; European Court of Human Rights: 47 Member States Adopt the Brighton Declaration. ( The Commission has adopted the draft Bill prepared for this purpose as Universal Declaration of Human Rights by a resolution of the General Assembly on 12.12.1948. [6] => Array [1] => Array ( Therefore, the constitution of human rights is not the other conventions, but the European Convention on Human Rights. ) [desc] => The Council of Europe Development Bank has its seat in Paris, the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe is established in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Centre for Modern Languages is in Graz, Austria. Transcontinental country straddling both Europe and Asia. ) [id] => 191 [name] => Fundamental freedoms [name] => Partnerships [children] => Array [desc] => [52][53][54][55] Iceland[56][57] West Germany and Saarland Protectorate joined the Council of Europe as associate members in 1950. ) The Agora building has been voted "best international business center real estate project of 2007" on 13 March 2008, at the MIPIM 2008. [5] => Array [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/243-congress-of-local-and-regional-authorities ) The Council of Europe has produced over 200 treaties and conventions in many fields of activity. [name] => New technologies / Medias ) [children] => Array ( ) ) The European Union could be seen as the smaller circle with a much higher level of integration through the transfer of powers from the national to the EU level. The beginning of co-operation between the CoE and the UN started with the agreement signed by the Secretariats of these institutions on 15 December 1951. ( [1] => Array [50], The CoE has granted some countries a status that allows them to participate in CoE activities without being full members. [1] => Array [id] => 408 [children] => Array [name] => Environment ( ) [id] => 214 Besides its headquarters in Strasbourg, the Council of Europe is also present in other cities and countries. The Congress of European Local and Regional Authorities is the advisory body of the Council of Europe. ( [children] => Array [desc] => [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/200-children-and-the-internet Others again saw it as a nascent "United States of Europe", the resonant phrase that Churchill had reached for at Zurich in 1946. (Press Release, Amnesty International, Brighton Declaration: States Must Be Serious About European Court's Judgments Instead of Tampering with Its Independence(Apr. [65], On 3 March 2022, after Russia launched a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine, the council suspended Russia for violations of the council's statute and the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/202-cybercrime [68] Russia had threatened to withdraw from the Council unless its voting rights were restored in time for the election of a new secretary general. [desc] => [desc] => Council of Europe Liaison Office in Brussels: The office is in charge of liaison with the European Union, Council of Europe Office in Geneva: Permanent Delegation of the Council of Europe to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva, Council of Europe Office in Vienna: The office is in charge of liaison with the, Council of Europe Office in Warsaw: The office is in charge of liaison with other international organisations and institutions in Warsaw, in particular the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR). It is not controlled by it. [2] => Array [1] => Array As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. ) ) There was huge enthusiasm for the Council of Europe in its early years, as its pioneers set about drafting what was to become the European Convention on Human Rights, a charter of individual rights which it was hoped no member government could ever again violate. ( [name] => Human Rights Commissioner [name] => European Social Charter ) ( The deal which included cooperation between member states in the sport of football and safety and security at football matches was finalized in October 2018. [name] => Media [desc] => [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/244-european-court-of-human-rights [desc] => It was signed in London on that day by ten states: Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom, though Turkey and Greece joined three months later. High Level Conference on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights: Brighton Declaration. [children] => Array [102], International organisation founded in 1949, Historic speeches at the Council of Europe. [name] => Refugees ) The States condemned by the European Court of Human Rights have the obligation to erase the consequences of the violation for the victim and to take general measures such as amending their legislation or their juridical practices. ) [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/205-drug-policies [name] => Efficiency of justice ( All European countries except Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Vatican are members of the Council of Europe. [desc] => [name] => Organised crime ( Individual measures General measures. [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/237-data-protection [2] => Array Brighton Declaration: States Must Be Serious About European Court's Judgments Instead of Tampering with Its Independence, Brighton Conference on ECHR Reform Leaves Work Ahead. The Commissioner for Human Rights is an independent institution within the Council of Europe, whose task is to promote respect for human rights in the member states. [5] No country has ever joined the EU without first belonging to the Council of Europe. [name] => Teaching History The Court supervises compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights and thus functions as the highest European court. ) [name] => National minorities [desc] => [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/382-youth [desc] => ) 14 of the convention is designed to allow the EU to accede to it and the EU Treaty of Lisbon contains a protocol binding the EU to join. [desc] => [children] => Array ) ( [23] The Convention created the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. [14] => Array ) ), According to Amnesty International, [a]ll in all, whereas the Brighton Declaration was supposed to establish an ambitious agenda for ensuring the viability of the Convention system, it largely ends up avoiding the difficult questions while infringing on the Court's independence and authority. 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[3] => Array ) [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/212-environment President of the Republic @EmmanuelMacron/ @emmanuelmacron Germany Olaf Scholz Federal Chancellor @olafscholz @bundeskanzler Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister 15(d)); and. The Council of Europe is not to be confused with the Council of the European Union (the "Council of Ministers") or the European Council. [id] => 389 It has organised the regional UN conferences against racism and on women and co-operates with the United Nations at many levels, in particular in the areas of human rights, minorities, migration and counter-terrorism. [97] Volont was investigated by Italian police and accused by Italian prosecutors in 2017 of receiving over 2.39 million euros in bribes in exchange for working for Azerbaijan in the parliamentary assembly, and that in 2013 he played a key role in orchestrating the defeat of a highly critical report on the abuse of political prisoners in Azerbaijan. [3] => Array The Council of Europe was formed by the establishment of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers and the parliamentary wing representing the governments in 1948, together with the establishment of the Consultative Council of European Prosecutors at that time. [name] => Human rights, democratic citizenship and interculturalism [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/180-local-democracy "[96] A feature of the new forum is that Russia and Belarus are deliberately excluded,[96] but that does not immediately explain the need for a different entity, Russia is no longer a member of the Council of Europe and Belarus only participates partially, as a non-member. It includes 47 member states, 27 of which are members of the European Union. [1] => Array It encompasses fundamental rights and public freedoms in the broad sense of domestic law and the rights envisaged and protected by international law. [children] => Array [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/217-partnerships ) ) ) [name] => The Council of Europe in brief ), International human rights organizations also had mixed reactions to the results at Brighton. The European Convention (Aug. 5, 2013) On July 28, 2013, Peshawar High Court (PHC) Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan inaugurated the establishment of mobile courts in the northern Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) to (Apr. [98] An internal inquiry was set up in 2017 amid allegations of bribery by Azerbajian government officials and criticism of "caviar diplomacy at the Council. [children] => Array There are European Youth Centres in Budapest, Hungary, and in Strasbourg. ( ( [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/178-racism ( ( Global Legal Research Directorate. ) ( [desc] => [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/408-annual-activity-report ( Furthermore, at the regional level, the American-African Convention on Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights. [id] => 187 The Commissioner for Human Rights is an institution within the Council of Europe, mandated to promote awareness of and respect for human rights in the member states. But there were many other statesmen and politicians across the continent, many of them members of the European Movement, who were quietly working towards the creation of the council. [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/215-the-council-of-europe-and-the-european-union [children] => Array [63] Under Article 8 of the Statute, if a member state fails to withdraw upon request, the Committee may terminate its membership, in consultation with the PACE. The Council of Europe created, and has since 1955 used as its official symbol, the European Flag with 12 golden stars arranged in a circle on a blue background. [2] => Array [id] => 372 [desc] => [name] => Terrorism ( ) [id] => 364 ( [id] => 244 ( [id] => 413 [name] => LGBT ) ( ) [51] Greece and Turkey joined 3 months later. Council of Europe; European Court of Human Rights: 47 Member States Adopt the Brighton Declaration. [desc] => [name] => Drug policies The budget for 2002 is approximately 169 million. [id] => 402 The Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union announced member states reached a common position on the draft Artificial Intelligence Act. ) [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/392-youth-in-europe ) [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/247-conferences-on-the-future-of-the-european-court-of-human-rights [desc] => [name] => Youth in Europe [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/204-bioethics [90][91], The Council of Europe has been accused of not having any meaningful purpose, being superfluous in its aims to other pan-European bodies, including the European Union and OSCE. [children] => Array [3] => Array [link] => [name] => Health ) [children] => Array [children] => Array The Library of Congress has no objection to the international use and reuse of Library U.S. Government works onloc.gov. The Council of Europe is an entirely separate body[78] from the European Union. The brochure includes the list of 47 member states and their capitals. [5] => Array ( [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/7-online-resources Founded in 1949 by the Treaty of London and based in Strasbourg, France, the Council of Europe is the continents leading human rights organisation. ) [3] => Array [desc] => F-sZC*\:H V [id] => 217 [name] => History teaching European Court of Human Rights; United Kingdom: Use of Conditional Fee Agreements Seen as Violation of Pakistan's Legal Framework to Manage the Risks of Extreme Climate Events and Disasters, Free Speech and the Regulation of Social Media in Egypt and Pakistan, Afghanistan's Legal Order in Transition: The Possible Path Forward in an Uncertain Environment, Council of Europe; European Court of Human Rights: 47 Member States Adopt the Brighton Declaration. %PDF-1.6
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Moreover, there are two chambers, one of which is a chamber of local administrations and the other is a chamber of regional administrations. ( After Azerbaijan joined the CoE in 2001, both the Council and its Parliamentary Assembly were criticized for having a weak response to election rigging and human rights violations in Azerbaijan. ) [4] => Array [1] => Array [name] => World Forum for Democracy [name] => Elections [children] => Array [id] => 218 [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/381-an-overview ( West Germany became a full member in 1951, and the Saar withdrew its application after it joined West Germany following the 1955 Saar Statute referendum. ) [children] => Array [name] => Language learning [id] => 245 ) [3] => Array In November 2016, the UN General Assembly adopted by consensus Resolution (A/Res/71/17) on Cooperation between the United Nations and the Council of Europe whereby it acknowledged the contribution of Council of Europe to the protection and strengthening of human rights and fundamental freedoms, democracy and the rule of law, welcomed the ongoing co-operation in a variety of fields. ( ( [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/198-new-technologies-medias [88], The working conditions of staff are governed by the council's staff regulations, which are public. [61], Although most Council members are predominantly Christian in heritage, there are three Muslim-majority member states: Turkey, Albania, and Azerbaijan. [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/196-migration [67][68][69] In June 2019, the Council voted (on a 11862 vote, with 10 abstentions) to restore Russia's voting rights in the council. In 2018, an archive of all speeches made to the PACE by heads of state or government since the Council of Europe's creation in 1949 appeared online, the fruit of a two-year project entitled "Voices of Europe". [50] In 1994, the PACE adopted Recommendation 1247, which said that admission to the CoE should be "in principle open only to states whose national territory lies wholly or partly in Europe"; later, however, the Assembly extended eligibility to apply and be admitted to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia. ( [desc] => [desc] => [id] => 378 ( ( ) ( ) There are joint projects of the European Union and the Council of Europe in many countries. [2] => Array ) [0] => Array ( One of the council's first acts was to welcome West Germany into its fold on 2 May 1951,[16] setting a pattern of post-war reconciliation that was to become a hallmark of the council, and beginning a long process of "enlargement" which was to see the organisation grow from its original ten founding member states to the 47 nations that make up the Council of Europe today. [50] "Special guest" status was used as a transitional status for post-Soviet countries that wished to join the council after the fall of the Berlin Wall, and is no longer commonly used. ( ( Ahmad, Tariq - Law Library of Congress (U.S.). ( Highest Mountains in the World (higher than 8,000 meters), Tourism in the Philippines: 20 Reasons to Visit, Tourism in Micronesia, 20 Reasons to Visit Micronesia. ( [name] => Sport [1] => Array [name] => Bioethics [name] => Violence in sport [children] => Array English and French are its two official languages. ) Guided tours are designed mainly for visitors wanting more general information on the Council of Europe. [name] => Civil society ) In his own words,[10] he tried to "peer through the mists of the future to the end of the war", and think about how to re-build and maintain peace on a shattered continent. [desc] => ( [6] => Array [name] => People with disabilities [children] => Array [89] Salaries and emoluments paid by the Council of Europe to its officials are tax-exempt on the basis of Article18 of the General Agreement on Privileges and Immunities of the Council of Europe.[88]. ( [65][70] Opponents of lifting the suspension included Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries, such as Poland and the Baltic states, who argued that readmission amounted to normalizing Russia's malign activity. [children] => Array The European Court of Human Rights works with the Council of Europe. ( ) [name] => Education [desc] => This program offers information and advice for local authorities on the integration of minorities and the prevention of discrimination. [desc] => European countries that are not part of the European Union include Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Albania, Switzerland, Turkey, Russia, Macedonia and Montenegro. Of these, two countries, Russia and Turkey, straddle Europe and Asia. Although Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are not members of the EU, they have agreements with the EU that allow ) [children] => Array [name] => Conference of INGOs ditions du Conseil de l'Europe, Avenue de l'Europe F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France - Tel. ( ( ( The headquarters of the Council of Europe, as well as its Court of Human Rights, are situated in Strasbourg, France. [desc] => [1] => Array ) [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/410-artificial-intelligence [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/239-efficiency-of-justice ( ( ) [desc] => [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/190-gender-equality [desc] => ) ) [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/390-doping [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/404-educational-tools ( [67], Russia claimed that its suspension by the council was unfair, and demanded the restoration of voting rights. Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou & Donal K. 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[desc] => +33 3 88 41 20 00, Fichier indisponible, contactez-nous pour plus d'informations, 47 states, one Organisation the Council of Europe, Array [12] => Array [5] => Array [desc] => ( Cooperation between the European Union and the Council of Europe has recently been reinforced, notably on culture and education as well as on the international enforcement of justice and Human Rights. ) [name] => Different roles, shared values [name] => European Convention on Human Rights [name] => Sport for all ( Therefore, the Human Rights Commission was established under the Economic and Social Council. [id] => 387 [children] => Array [0] => Array [desc] => The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) was historically the first European Parliamentary Assembly. There were two competing schools of thought: some favoured a classical international organisation with representatives of governments, while others preferred a political forum with parliamentarians. [name] => It was the Parliamentary Assembly which first adopted the European flag and anthem. [id] => 176 [name] => Online resources [name] => Roma and Travellers ) [children] => Array [94] Both Human Rights Watch and the European Stability Initiative have called on the Council of Europe to undertake concrete actions to show that it is willing and able to return to its "original mission to protect and ensure human rights".[95]. [id] => 7 (Helen Fenwick, An Appeasement Approach in the European Court of Human Rights?, UK Human Rights Blog, (Apr. [children] => Array [4] => Array ( The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities is responsible for strengthening local and regional democracy in its 47 member states. ( [58][59] Joining later were Austria (1956), Cyprus (1961), Switzerland (1963), Malta (1965), and Portugal (1976). ( European Court of Human Rights: Members of Council of Europe Agree to Proceed in Further Reform European Court of Human Rights: Fiftieth Anniversary, Pakistan: Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Establishes Mobile Courts, International Criminal Court: Prosecutor Declares It Lacks Jurisdiction to Determine Whether Palestine Is a State. ( The Council of Europe is a different organization from the EU Council of Ministers. [65] Supporters of restoring Russia's council rights included France and Germany,[71] which argued that a Russian withdrawal from the council would be harmful because it would deprive Russian citizens of their ability to initiate cases in the European Court of Human Rights. 2018-016806." ( [desc] => On 19 November 2003, the Committee of Ministers changed the consultative status into a participatory status, "considering that it is indispensable that the rules governing the relations between the Council of Europe and NGOs evolve to reflect the active participation of international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) in the Organisation's policy and work programme". To avoid confusion with the European Union which subsequently adopted the same flag in the 1980s, as well as other European institutions, the Council of Europe often uses a modified version with a lower-case "e" surrounding the stars which are referred to as the "Council of Europe Logo". [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/394-language-learning ) [desc] => [id] => 238 [desc] => [65] In response, Russia began to boycott the Assembly in 2016, and beginning in 2017 refused to pay its annual membership dues of 32.6 million euros (US$37.1 million) to the Council[65][66] placing the institution under financial strain. [2] => Array [0] => Array ( Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. There are four Programme Offices, namely in Ankara, Podgorica, Skopje, Venice. ) [desc] => The future structure of the Council of Europe was discussed at the Congress of Europe which brought together several hundred leading politicians, government representatives and members of civil society in The Hague, Netherlands, in 1948. [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/379-international-law The Council of Europe was the first European organisation to be founded after the end of the Second World War. ( [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/233-law [desc] => [2] => Array This treaty does not include an explanation of what these rights are, although they speak of human rights a lot. [children] => Array ( [id] => 393 [id] => 247 ) ) ( 1, To receive multiple printed copies, subject to availability, please, Living Together - Diversity and Freedom in Europe, Intercultural and interreligious dialogue, The Council of Europe and the European Union, Human rights, democratic citizenship and interculturalism, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Conferences on the future of the European Court of Human Rights. [id] => 220 4) drafting of a new optional protocol that would allow national courts to request advisory opinions from the Strasbourg court (id. [desc] => ( ) [id] => 199 ) It also supports local democracy by representing local governments within the Council of Europe. ) He returned to the idea during a well-known speech at the University of Zurich on 19 September 1946,[11][12] throwing the full weight of his considerable post-war prestige behind it. [0] => Array [15] => Array ( ) ( [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/402-resources-for-teachers ( ) Both approaches were finally combined through the creation of a Committee of Ministers (in which governments were represented) and a Consultative Assembly (in which parliaments were represented), the two main bodies mentioned in the Statute of the Council of Europe. [49][50], Since "Europe" is not defined in international law, the definition of "Europe" has been a question that has recurred during the CoE's history. General Overview of the Council of Europe The Council of Europe is comprised of 47 Member States, 23 of which include the members of the European Union. [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/413-civil-society ( ) ( [id] => 384 ) [name] => Conferences on the future of the European Court of Human Rights ) [id] => 212 [children] => Array The Council of Europe's 47 member states form a death-penalty-free zone. ) [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/393-human-rights-democratic-citizenship-and-interculturalism [0] => Array The first School of Political Studies was created in Moscow in 1992. ( There are also Council of Europe Offices in Baku, Belgrade, Chisinau, Kyiv, Paris, Pristina, Sarajevo, Tbilisi, Tirana, and Yerevan. ) [desc] => [name] => Youth [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/221-roma-and-travellers ) [18] At the time of its launch,[19] the archive comprised 263 speeches delivered over a 70-year period by some 216 presidents, prime ministers, monarchs and religious leaders from 45 countries though it continues to expand, as new speeches are added every few months. The council's two statutory bodies are the Committee of Ministers, comprising the foreign ministers of each member state, and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which is composed of members of the national parliaments of each member state. ( ) [86], The Council of Europe also signed an agreement with FIFA in which the two agreed to strengthen future cooperation in areas of common interests. On 17 October 1989, the General Assembly of the United Nations approved a resolution on granting observer status to the Council of Europe which was proposed by several member states of the CoE. ) [children] => Array [children] => Array [id] => 410 [45] The European Youth Centre is located in the Wacken district. [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/175-european-prison-reform ) [61], The Statute of the Council of Europe provides for the voluntary suspension, involuntary suspension, and exclusion of members. [name] => Human rights [desc] => [id] => 381 [children] => Array [name] => 6 - 10 years The EU would thus be subject to its human rights law and external monitoring as its member states currently are. ( ), The High Level Conference on the Future of the ECtHR was organized by the UK government as part of its chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers. ( ( In August 1949, Paul-Henri Spaak resigned as Belgium's foreign minister in order to be elected as the first president of the assembly. [4] => Array [link] => https://edoc.coe.int/en/220-minority-languages [children] => Array Bucharest has a Council of Europe Office on Cybercrime. The suspension blocked Russia from participation in the council's ministerial council, the PACE, and the Council of the Baltic Sea States, but still left Russia obligated to follow the ECHR. ) ( ) [2] => Array Sir Nicholas Bratza, the President of the ECtHR, took issue with the proposal for insertion of the principles of subsidiarity and margin of appreciation in the ECtHR Convention, stating it was difficult to see the need for, or the wisdom of, attempting to legislate for it in the Convention, any more than for the many other tools of interpretation which have been developed by the Court in carrying out the judicial role entrusted to it. (Sir Nicolas Bratza, Draft Speaking Notes (Apr.
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