PRE-DEFINED PROJECT NO. 3 “STRENGTHENING OF DOMESTIC REMEDIES TO ALLEGED VIOLATIONS OF THE CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND FUNDAMENTAL FREEDOMS OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND THE CAPACITY FOR THE EXECUTION OF JUDGMENTS OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS”

http://project3.humanrights.bg/

25 – 26 June 2015

Cooperation Committee, Sofia

Target groups:

• Legal practitioners, Magistrates, Attorneys, Lawyers, State officials and NGOs

• State employees – Government agents, Legal experts in the MoJ and other authorities

Partnership:

Grant: 750 000,00 Euro

GENERAL INFORMATION

Main goal:

Strengthening of the domestic capacity for the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

•A proposal for legal amendments

Outcome and Results

• Analysis of the legislation – status quo

• A Mechanism for preliminary review of draft legislation

• Analysis and recommendations of the effectiveness of the administrative compensation mechanism for excessive length of proceedings

Activities

• Human Rights Portal of the Public Sector

• HUDOC

• Training to use the Portal

•Acknowledgement and accessibility of the Court’s case-law

Outcome and Results

Activities

•Translation of the Court’s case law

http://www.justice.government.bg/

•An electronic newsletter with summaries and comments on recent judgments against Bulgaria

http://www.justice.government.bg/

http://project3.humanrights.bg/

Outcome and Results

Activities

• Acknowledgement and accessibility of the Court’s case-law

Training materials:

•For state officials, non-lawyers

“Toolkit to inform Public Official about the Stat`s Obligations under the Convention”

•For legal practitioners

“Law of the European Convention on Human Rights” by Harris, O'Boyle & Warbrick, Oxford University Press

Outcome and Results

• Acknowledgement and accessibility of the Court’s case-law

Activities

• A study visit to the Grand Camber of the Court in Strasbourg

• Practical trainings and seminars 

• A good practices collection and analysis

• A long-term secondment to the Court

• Participation of legal experts of Council of Europe’s initiatives

•Capacity building

Outcome and Results

Activities

Achievements:•Legislation proposal;•Clearing of the ECHR’s backlog;•“Law of the European Convention on Human Rights” by Harris, O’Boyle and Warbrick, 2014;•CoE’s ‘Тoolkit to inform public officials about the State’s obligations under the Convention’;•Good practiced of Government Agent Offices studied;•Improved capacity of government agents;•CoE’s work facilitated through participations of government agents;•Access to ECtHR’s case law against Bulgaria - e-Bulletin and translation of judgements in Bulgarian;Open issues:•Development of a Bulgarian Human Rights e-Portal (synergy with PDP 1);•Analysis on the effectiveness of the administrative mechanism for compensation pertaining to ECtHR’s judgments.