The Council of Europe to Develop a Feasibility Study on a New European Instrument for the Profession of Lawyer

The European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ) of the Council of Europe developed a published a study entitled “Study on the feasibility of a new, binding or non-binding, European legal instrument on the profession of lawyer: possible added-value and effectiveness”.

The study is prepared by Jeremy McBride, English barrister, visiting professor at Central European University and international expert on European and international human rights standards.

This study examines the problems faced by lawyers in the 47 member States of the Council of Europe, the extent of these problems, the use made of the existing instruments in practice as well as the level of the protection and the manner in which this is currently offered to lawyers. It assesses the possible added-value and effectiveness of a possible future legal instrument in the field, the advantages and disadvantages or risks, according to the nature of such an instrument.

For more information please visit the website of the European Committee on Legal Co-operation (CDCJ).

The study is available also in Russian.