The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers has published the case-by-case decisions taken during the Committee's meeting from 10 to 12 June to supervise the implementation of judgments and decisions from the European Court of Human Rights.
The Committee of Ministers adopted 40 decisions concerning 25 states during the meeting, including two Interim Resolutions* in the Makuchyan and Minasyan v. Azerbaijan case and the Namazov v. Azerbaijan group of cases.
The Committee also adopted 72 Final Resolutions** in respect of 112 cases or groups of cases, concerning 24 different states.
In addition, the Committee adopted an indicative list of cases to be examined during its next meeting on the execution of rulings from the European Court, which will take place from 16 to 18 September 2025.
Under Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, judgments from the European Court of Human Rights are binding on the states concerned.
The Committee of Ministers oversees the execution of judgments on the basis of information provided by national authorities, civil society organisations, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and other interested parties.
Note
Following its exclusion from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022, the Russian Federation ceased to be a High Contracting Party to the European Convention on Human Rights on 16 September 2022.
The Committee of Ministers continues to supervise the execution of judgments and decision concerning the Russian Federation, which is obliged to implement them.
Video on the supervision process
Country and thematic factsheets on the implementation of the European Court's judgments
Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights
(*) An Interim Resolution is a form of decision adopted by the Committee of Ministers aimed at overcoming more complex situations requiring special attention.
(**) A Final Resolution is a Committee of Ministers decision whereby it decides to close the supervision of the execution of a judgment, considering that the respondent state has adopted all measures required in response to the violations found by the court.
