7.1 implement in good faith
and without delay final binding judgments of the European Court
of Human Rights, in line with the clear and unambiguous obligations
in Article 46, paragraph 1, of the Convention, which are of an unconditional
nature, and in full respect for the rule of law;
7.2 provide for effective domestic remedies to address violations
of the Convention and establish such remedies without undue delay
where they are lacking;
7.3 co-operate fully with the Committee of Ministers, the
Court and the Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European
Court of Human Rights, as well as with other relevant Council of
Europe bodies, to enable swiftly and effectively the full and efficient
implementation of the judgments of the Court;
7.4 submit action plans, action reports and information on
the payment of just satisfaction to the Committee of Ministers in
a timely manner and to ensure that such action plans and reports
contain sufficiently detailed information to explain the measures
being taken, how they will address the issues raised by the judgment
and to set out a clear time frame for the judgment to be implemented;
7.5 ensure that effective national co-ordination mechanisms
are in place and have sufficient hierarchy and resources to be able
to implement judgments and to co-ordinate responses in an efficient and
informative manner, presenting the confirmed common position of
various branches of power, and that such co-ordination bodies have
the requisite authority to be able to ensure that priority is given
to any necessary action;
7.6 strengthen the role of civil society, bar associations
and national human rights institutions in the process of implementing
the Court’s judgments, including through involving them in domestic
planning on how to implement a judgment, as well as through providing
replies to submissions made by applicants, national human rights
institutions and non-governmental organisations under Rule 9 of
the Rules of the Committee of Ministers for the supervision of the
execution of judgments and of the terms of friendly settlements;
7.7 pay particular attention to cases raising systemic, structural,
endemic or complex problems identified by the Court or the Committee
of Ministers, notably those identified in the Court’s pilot judgments
or judgments with indications under Article 46 of the Convention,
especially those cases pending for over ten years;
7.8 refrain from adopting laws or measures that would hinder
the process of implementation of the Court’s judgments and ensure
that domestic legislation strengthens domestic capacity to implement judgments
of the Court;
7.9 take full advantage of the work undertaken as part of
the “Support to efficient domestic capacity for the execution of
judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (Phase 1)” project,
which could provide good practice to assist States in improving
their domestic processes for implementing the Court’s judgments;
7.10 develop more effective structures and mechanisms for the
exchange of good practice and support each other in the execution
of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, including by
fully supporting the work carried out by the Council of Europe aimed
at establishing a network to this end;
7.11 increase support to Council of Europe co-operation projects
to assist member States in executing the judgments of the Court;
7.12 take into account the relevant opinions of Council of
Europe expert bodies, including the European Commission for Democracy
through Law (Venice Commission) and the European Committee for the
Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment,
when taking measures aimed at implementing the Court’s judgments;
7.13 uphold the rule of law, including by condemning statements
discrediting the Court’s authority and legitimacy;
7.14 respect interim measures indicated by the Court, in accordance
with the obligations stemming from Article 34 of the Convention;
7.15 ratify Protocol No. 16 to the Convention (CETS No. 214)
as soon as possible, if they have not already done so;
7.16 take immediate action to implement any judgments of the
European Court of Human Rights in respect of which a violation of
Article 46, paragraph 1, has been found by the Court under infringement proceedings
under Article 46, paragraph 4, and in this light calls on Türkiye
to release immediately the philanthropist Osman Kavala.
