The Copenhagen Declaration on the reform of the European Convention on Human Rights system has been formally adopted by all 47 member states of the Council of Europe following a high-level conference in Copenhagen attended by more than 20 Ministers of Justice.
The political declaration comes as the newest step in the reform process with Interlaken,Izmir, Brighton and Brussels.
The head of the Hungarian delegation at the meeting was Krisztián Kecsmár, Minister of State for European and International Judicial Cooperation. Hungary welcomed the new Declaration and reiterated Hungary's support towards the reform process. Mr Kecsmár emphasized the need for further decreasing the case load of the Court and informed participants of Hungarian efforts in this regard.
The Hungarian language press release of the Ministry of Justice can be reached by clicking here.
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