HELP in the EU Phase III
The main partners of the Project are EU national training institutions and bar associations, with the Spanish Bar Association as key partner.
The main beneficiaries are lawyers, judges and prosecutors from EU countries.
The main aim is to contribute to an increased protection of fundamental rights and rule of law in the EU member states in areas such as fundamental rights and rule of law, including children’s rights, ethics for judges, prosecutors and lawyers, family law, international cooperation in criminal matters, procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings and victims’ rights etc.
The specific objectives are:
- To enhance EU legal professionals’ capacities to effectively and coherently apply European fundamental rights standards at the national level and through cross-border training, mainly referring to the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights (the Charter), the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the (revised) European Social Charter (ESC) and other relevant EU and Council of Europe law.
- To strengthen the HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal professionals) Network of Judicial Training Institutions and Bar Associations in the EU and increase mutual trust between EU practitioners.
Project information
- Project title: EU-CoE HELP EU III
- Duration: 30 months (1 March 2022 – 31 August 2024)
- Place/ country: European Union
- Budget: 1 389 448.50 €
- Funding: Joint Programme, funded by the EU and the Council of Europe, implemented by the Council of Europe
Project documentation
Interplay Between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
Published: July 2023
Length: Approximaterly 6 hours
Modules:
- Introduction
- Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe
- Protection of Human Rights within the Council of Europe and the European Union
- Interplay
- Practical Implication
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Child Friendly Justice
Developed jointly with Council of Europe Children’s Rights Division.
Last Updated: June 2023
Length: Approximately 9 hours
Modules:
- Introduction
- Basics of Child-friendly justice
- The Right to Effective Participation in Justice Systems
- Diversion and Restorative Justice
- Children's Rights Prior to Judicial Proceedings
- Children's Rights during Judicial Proceedings
- Children's Rights after Judicial Proceedings
- Violence against Children and Interdisciplinarity
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Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
Developed jointly with Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Division (GRETA).
Last Updated: November 2023
Length: Approximately 13 hours
Modules:
- Introduction and legal framework
- Definitions and legal concepts
- Identification of victims
- Assistance to victims of trafficking in human beings
- The non-punishment principle
- Investigation, prosecutions and victim's rights
- Sentencing
- Compensation
- The rights of international protection, return and repatriation of victims of trafficking
- Technology and human trafficking
- Trafficking in human beings for the purpose of labour exploitation
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EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course launched in Ireland
On 14 October 2024, solicitors, barristers and judges in Ireland attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Interplay between the ECHR, the European Social Charter and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The event was held at the premises of the Law Society of Ireland, in...
Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges and prosecutors from Latvia
On 13 September 2024, over 30 judges, prosecutors and other legal professionals from Latvia attended, the online launch seminar of the Council of Europe HELP course on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The launch seminar was organised by the Latvian Judicial Training Centre, in cooperation...
Personal Data Protection in the Publication of Judicial Decisions: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges and prosecutors from Moldova.
While much of the judiciary is still on holidays, over 45 judges, prosecutors and other judicial specialists from the Republic of Moldova attended, on 23 August 2024, the online launch seminar of the Council of Europe HELP course on Personal Data Protection in the Publication of Judicial...