Conference on Systemic Non-Implementation of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights - What Can Civil Society Do?

About the Conference

 A key threat facing the system of the European Convention on Human Rights is the non-implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (“ECtHR”). Of the “leading” judgments handed down from the ECtHR in the last ten years – i.e. judgments identifying structural or systemic problems – 47% remain pending implementation.

Overall, there are 1300 leading ECtHR judgments pending execution – which have been pending for an average of 6 years and 2 months. Every one of these judgments represents a human rights problem which has not been resolved. Their systemic non-implementation represents a threat to European values and the democratic way of life.

EIN sees common barriers to effective ECtHR implementation across different states, including: a lack of political will on behalf of governments; the absence of effective structures at the national level to systematically promote implementation; negative public narratives around ECtHR judgments; and a lack of significant international pressure to implement.

The Conference, organised on 22 and 23 June in Strasbourg, triggered open discussion to highlight the main barriers to ECtHR implementation, identify common solutions, and share the solutions across European civil society. To learn more about the event, go to the Conference webpage.

EIN General Assembly June 2022

On 23 June, EIN members gathered in Strasbourg for a General Assembly. This event took place immediately after the Conference on Non-Implementation of ECtHR judgments, which gathered more than 70 participants over 2 days. 

It was the first in-person meeting of the Network since the hybrid event organised in November 2021. 26 members came to Strasbourg, 3 joined us online, and 3 members were represented via proxy. At the meeting, major documents for the life of the Network were discussed and adopted, such as the annual accounts, and a change in the Statutes. It was also a unique opportunity for EIN members to take stock of the work achieved by the Network on advocating for the implementation of ECtHR judgments to be higher on the agenda. 

We would like to thank all EIN members for their commitment and engagement in the Network! 

Picture: EIN Secretariat (note: the picture was taken after the end of the meeting, and not all members who took part are present)

Colloque de formation sur l'exécution des arrêts de la CEDH

Le vendredi 18 février 2022, de 9h à 15h30, le réseau EIN organise à Strasbourg un Colloque de formation sur l’exécution des arrêts de la Cour Européenne des droits de l’Homme et comment ONH, INDH et avocats peuvent participer à ce processus essentiel pour l’Etat de droit en Europe.

Ce Colloque est organisé avec le soutien de la Ville de Strasbourg, dans le contexte de la Conférence sur l’avenir de l’Europe. Vous trouverez ici la brochure du Colloque . L’événement aura lieu principalement en français, mais nous bénéficierons également de l’interprétation simultanée en anglais pour les interventions des experts.

Le Colloque sera précédé d’une Conférence-débat publique, le 17/02 de 17h à 19h, à l’Université de Strasbourg, en présence de Madame Katarina Barley, Vice-Présidente du Parlement européen. Une pré-inscription en ligne sur le site de l’Université est nécessaire. L’entrée est libre dans la limite des places disponibles. Il sera également possible de suivre la Conférence-débat à distance. Vous pouvez trouver plus d’informations sur cette Conférence, dont le programme, sur notre site web.