site.btaSetting Up National Coordination Mechanism for ECtHR Judgments Execution Mulled

Representatives of the judiciary, the non-governmental sector, academia and state administration discussed a project to establish a National Coordination Mechanism for the effective execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), the Justice Ministry said in a press release here on Wednesday.

The project envisages the establishment of an advisory board to the Council of Ministers, a group of experts and a secretariat, as well as a detailed procedure for the execution of the judgments. The coordination process will take place at political and expert level.

The draft decree is based on a detailed analysis of the reasons for ineffective execution of judgments and a comparative legal study of similar successful practices. Bulgaria ranks among the top countries when it comes to the number of unexecuted ECtHR judgments as this country lacks a legal framework for executing these judgments. A legal framework is needed to designate the competent authorities and regulate the relevant procedure.

The effort is funded by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism 2014-2021 under a project implemented by the Justice Ministry Directorate for Legal Representation of the Republic of Bulgaria before the ECtHR.