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
- 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 for judges and prosecutors from Romania and Lithuania
On 17 and 18 June 2024 over 70 judges and prosecutors from Lithuania and Romania attended two separate launch seminars, organised for their respective countries, of the Council of Europe HELP course on Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe – the Interplay between the ECHR and the EU...
Combating Trafficking in Human Beings: Council of Europe HELP course launched for EU judges and prosecutors
On 3 and 4 June 2024 thirty judges and prosecutors from 15 EU Member States attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Combating Trafficking in Human Beings. The event was held in Strasbourg, France and it was organised by the Council of Europe in the framework of the EU-CoE...
EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges, prosecutors and lawyers from Portugal and Spain
On 17 May 2024 over sixty judges, prosecutors and lawyers from Portugal and Spain attended the launch of the Council of Europe HELP course on Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe – the Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The event was held in Lisbon,...