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HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC Patrick Müller HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC HUDOC HUDOC = Human Rights DOCumentation HUDOC is more than ECHR case-law • CPT and ESC databases existed, • but were not very visible, and technically obsolete 1

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HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC CPT European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment www.cpt.coe.int Preventing torture / ill-treatment • of persons deprived of their liberty (police, prisons, immigration, psychiatry, homes, …) Country visits (15-20 per year) • HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC CPT Publications: Visit reports to countries • (15-20 per year / 326 so far) Public statements • (7 so far) CPT standards (in annual reports) • (1 per year) 3

HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC ESC European Social Charter www.coe.int/socialcharter Counterpart to the ECHR in the social field Almost 100 “provisions” in areas including: trade union rights • prohibition of child labour • social protection • health care • housing • integration of persons with disabilities • non-discrimination • 4

HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC ESC Publications: “Collective Complaints” of violations of the Charter • (“Admissibility” and “Decision” on its merits) Reporting procedure: • “Conclusions” by the Committee HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC 5

HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC HUDOC: ECHR – CPT - ESC Quantity of data ECHR: 47928 judgments • CPT: 12124 sections (of • 326 reports) ESC: 172 decisions + 42964 conclusions • Documents ECHR: 1 judgment = 1 document • CPT: 1 CPT report = approx. 40 sections (by topic) • ESC: 1 decision = 1 document • 1 conclusion + state + article + cycle = 1 document HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC HUDOC: ECHR – CPT - ESC Languages ECHR: Major judgments: English + French, • Other judgments: English or French CPT: Visit reports: English or French • Other documents: English + French ESC: English + French • 6

HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC HUDOC: ECHR – CPT - ESC Keywords ECHR: • Based on “articles” of the Human Rights Convention CPT: • Based on issues raised in CPT reports 3 facets: “topics” + “places” + “persons” ESC: • Based on “provisions” of the Social Charter HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC Cool new features: Filters & keywords 7

HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC Cool new features: Saving a search HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC Cool new features: Direct link to a document 8

HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC What’s next ? Towards a common search (ECHR + CPT + ESC) Dates (“document date”) • State • Document type • Keywords ? • Towards further content ECRI ? • … ? • HUDOC databases: CPT and ESC Links & contacts http://hudoc.cpt.coe.int/ patrick.muller@coe.int http://hudoc.esc.coe.int/ james.lawson@coe.int 9