DH-SYSC-IV(2020)OJ1 annotated

07/01/2020

STEERING COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
(CDDH)

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COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE SYSTEM OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
(DH-SYSC)

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DRAFTING GROUP ON EFFECTIVE PROCESSING AND RESOLUTION OF CASES RELATING TO INTER-STATE DISPUTES

(DH-SYSC-IV)

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1^st meeting

DRAFT ANNOTATED AGENDA

Strasbourg, Agora building, Meeting room G05

Wednesday 19 (9:30) – Friday 21 February 2020 (End of the meeting: 13:00)

The agenda and the documents of the meeting are available on the website:

www.coe.int/cddh

E-mail: [email protected]

ITEM 1: OPENING OF THE MEETING, ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND ELECTION OF A VICE-PRESIDENT
Working documents:
Draft annotated agenda	DH-SYSC-IV(2020)OJ1Annotated
Draft order of business	DH-SYSC-IV(2020)OT1
Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 of the Committee of Ministers on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods
After the opening of the meeting by the Chairperson, Mr Alain CHABLAIS (Switzerland), the Group is invited to adopt the agenda and the order of business. The Group is also invited to proceed to the election of its Vice-Chairperson according to Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 of the Committee of Ministers.
ITEM 2: WORK ON EFFECTIVE PROCESSING AND RESOLUTION OF CASES RELATING TO INTER-STATE DISPUTES
Working documents:
Terms of reference of the DH-SYSC-IV during the 2020-2021 biennium - Extracts of the terms of reference given by the Committee of Ministers to the CDDH and DH-SYSC regarding the work of the DH-SYSC-IV and relevant extracts of the 92^nd CDDH meeting report.	DH-SYSC-IV(2020)01
Draft additional elements resulting from the Copenhagen Declaration that should be reflected in the future Interlaken follow-up report as prepared by the Bureau at its 101^st meeting (Helsinki, 15-17 May 2019) for consideration and possible provisions adoption by the CDDH at its 91^st meeting (18-21 June 2019); see in particular §§61-91 and Appendices I and II.	CDDH-BU(2019)R101Addendum
Report of the 91^st CDDH meeting (18-21 June 2019)	CDDH(2019)R91
Compilation of the contributions received by the member States	CDDH(2019)12
Report by the Plenary Court on “Proposals for a more efficient processing of inter-State cases” submitted to the CDDH	CDDH(2019)22
Contribution of the CDDH to the evaluation provided for by the Interlaken Declaration; see in particular §§ 121-124.	CDDH(2019)R92Addendum2
CDDH Report on the place of the European Convention on Human Rights in the European and international legal order	CDDH(2019)R92Addendum1

Background paper on the practice of European Court of Human Rights with regard to inter-State applications prepared by the Secretariat	DH-SYSC-IV(2020)02
The Group is invited to proceed to a preliminary general discussion on how to handle more effectively cases related to inter-State disputes as well as individual applications arising from situations of conflict between States, without thereby limiting the jurisdiction of the Court, taking into account the specific features of these categories of cases, inter alia regarding the establishment of facts. · With a view to defining the scope of its work, notably the issues that need to be addressed in the deliverables under its mandate, the Group is invited to discuss other relevant aspects such as: - the differences in the formal requirements and admissibility criteria of inter-State applications and individual applications concerning the same subject-matter and relating partly to the same individuals as well as, - the difficulties linked to inter-State and individual applications pending before the Court and cases pending before other international bodies which may, at least in part, concern the same subject-matter and relate to the same individuals. · The Group is also invited to define its working methods* for the continuation of its work.*
ITEM 3: ORGANISATION OF FUTURE WORK
Working documents:
Roadmap of the work of DH-SYSC-IV	DH-SYSC-IV(2020)03
The Group is invited to take any further decisions necessary to the organisation of its future work.
ITEM 4: ADOPTION OF THE MEETING REPORT
Working documents:
Report of the 1^st meeting of DH-SYSC-IV (19-21 February 2020)	DH-SYSC-IV(2020)R1
The Group is invited to adopt the report of the meeting.
GENERAL REFERENCE DOCUMENTS
Terms of reference of the DH-SYSC-IV during the 2020-2021 biennium - Extracts of the terms of reference given by the Committee of Ministers to the CDDH and DH-SYSC regarding the work of the DH-SYSC-IV and relevant extracts of the 92^nd CDDH meeting report.	DH-SYSC-IV(2020)01
Report of the 91^st CDDH meeting (18–21 June 2019)	CDDH(2019)R91 (see above)
Report of the 92^nd meeting of the CDDH (26-29 November 2019)	CDDH(2019)R92

Report of the 5^th meeting of DH-SYSC (15–18 October 2019)	DH-SYSC(2019)R5
CDDH report on the longer-term future of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights	CDDH(2015)R84 Addendum I Publication
Copenhagen Declaration
Brussels Declaration	CDDH(2015)004
Brighton Declaration	CDDH(2012)007
Izmir Declaration	CDDH(2011)010
Interlaken Declaration	CDDH(2010)001
Decisions adopted at the 1252^nd meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies on the CDDH Report on the longer-term future of the system of the European Convention on Human Rights (30 March 2016)	DH-SYSC(2016)009
Committee of Ministers’ Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods	CM/Res(2011)24 (see above)