Georgia: A meeting between the President of the European Court of Human Rights, Robert Spano and the Minister of Justice Rati Bregadze was held in the Ministry of Justice.
The Minister of Justice and the President of the European Court of Human Rights spoke about the perspective of the development of cooperation between Georgia and European structures.
The meeting emphasized the special role of the Strasbourg Court in the development of human rights-oriented European democracy.
Mr. Spano supported the initiative of the Ministry of Justice, the implementation of which will give Georgian lawyers an additional practical opportunity to deepen their knowledge of the European Convention on Human Rights and the practice of the Strasbourg Court, which will be another step forward in the path of European integration.
Moreover, the parties have planned future projects in this direction, which will be implemented as a result of the cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights.
At the meeting, the positive trend of a sharp decrease in the ongoing disputes against Georgia in the Strasbourg Court was emphasized. To date, only 130 individual complaints against Georgia are considered in the European Court of Human Rights, which represents a historical minimum for Georgia.
The Minister of Justice thanked the President for the contribution of the Strasbourg Court to the realization of human rights in Georgia.
The meeting was also attended by the head of the secretariat of the 5th section of the European Court – Viktor Soloveichik, and the Georgian judge of the European Court, Lado Chanturia.
