Council of Europe treaty monitoring system

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international oversight mechanism treaty monitoring mechanism

The Council of Europe treaty monitoring system is a set of independent expert bodies and procedures that oversee and assess member states’ compliance with the organization’s human rights, democracy, and rule-of-law treaties.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international oversight mechanism → treaty monitoring mechanism →
appliesTo	Council of Europe member states →
contributesTo	protection of human rights in Europe → strengthening democratic institutions → upholding the rule of law →
cooperatesWith	European Union institutions → United Nations human rights mechanisms →
focusesOn	democracy → human rights → rule of law →
geographicalScope	pan-European →
hasCharacteristic	expert-based → independent → non-judicial (for most monitoring bodies) →
hasPurpose	assess member states’ compliance with treaty obligations → oversee implementation of Council of Europe treaties →
implementedBy	Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities → Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe → Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism → European Commission against Racism and Intolerance → European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment → European Committee of Social Rights → European Court of Human Rights → Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings → Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence → Group of States against Corruption →
monitors	Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings → Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence → Council of Europe anti-corruption conventions → Council of Europe conventions on money laundering and terrorist financing → European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages → European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment → European Convention on Human Rights → European Social Charter → Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities →
partOf	Council of Europe →
produces	monitoring reports → recommendations to member states →
supports	implementation of Council of Europe standards →
uses	country visits → independent expert bodies → individual complaint procedures → monitoring procedures → periodic reporting → thematic evaluations →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings ("Council of Europe treaties") → Statute of the Council of Europe ("Council of Europe treaties") →	category
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe ("Council of Europe monitoring bodies") →	cooperatesWith
Part IV – Control mechanisms →	isAssociatedWith
European Commission of Human Rights ("Convention system of the Council of Europe") →	memberOf