Directorate of Co-operation
Overview
   
The Directorate of Co-operation implements targeted cooperation projects in beneficiary countries in the following areas: economic crime, legal and human rights capacity building, judicial reforms. In addition it promotes the efficiency of justice (the European Commission for efficiency for justice - CEPEJ), co-operation between European judges (the Consultative Council for European judges - CCJE) and European prosecutors (the Consultative Council of European prosecutors - CCPE) and the training of European judges and prosecutors (the Lisbon network).
   
Technical Co-operation
   
Legal and Human Rights Capacity building
 The aim of our activities is to promote among member-states and candidate countries of the Council of Europe, the knowledge of the European Convention on Human Rights Rights (ECHR) and other human rights standards of the Council of Europe, the adoption of legislation compatible with the ECHR, the development of good practices in domestic application of human rights standards. 		Action against economic crime
The approach of the Council of Europe against economic crime consists of three interrelated elements: standard setting, monitoring compliance with these standards and capacity building through technical cooperation.
   
Justice
   
European Commission for Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ)
The CEPEJ was established with the aim of improving the efficiency and the functioning of the justice system of member states, with a view to ensuring that everyone within their jurisdiction can enforce their legal rights effectively, thereby generating increased confidence of the citizens in the justice system. 		Consultative Council of European Prosecutors (CCPE)
This consultative body to the Committee of Ministers has in particular the task to prepare opinions for the European Committee on Crime problems (CDPC) on difficulties concerning the implementation of Recommendation Rec(2000)19.
   
Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE)
The CCJE is an advisory body of the Council of Europe on issues related to the independence, impartiality and competence of judges. It is the first body within an international organisation to be composed exclusively of judges, and in this respect, it is unique in Europe. By establishing the Consultative Council of European Judges, the Council of Europe highlighted the key role of the judiciary in exploring the concept of democracy and the rules by which it operates.		 Lisbon network
 The Lisbon Network was set up in 1995 as part of the legal co-operation programmes in order to enable the different judicial training bodies in Europe to become better acquainted with each other, exchange information on matters of common interest and to support, by means of this dialogue, the setting up or further development of judicial training facilities in the member States of the Council of Europe.