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Familiarizing Supreme Court of Georgia with the most recent land mark case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)
On 17-18 November 2017 the Council of Europe (CoE), with involvement of international and national consultants organized a two-day seminar for Supreme Court of Georgia. The purpose of the seminar was to support Supreme Court in its new capacity to examine compliance of the judgments of appellate...
Supporting Georgian judiciary to run jury trials in line with ECHR standards
On 17 November 2017, the Council of Europe presented main findings of the Report on “Operation of Jury Trials in Georgia” in the format of scientific-consultative council of the Chief Justice of Georgia as a part of the continuous support of the European Union and Council of Europe to Georgian...
The Council of Europe (CoE) and the European Union (EU) continue series of trainings on Reopening of Cases on the Basis of Judgment/Decision of the European Court of Human Rights
On 29-30 April, 2017 Council of Europe, within the EU funded project in partnership with the High School of Justice, organized training for two groups of City and Appellate Court judges of criminal and civil chambers on “Reopening of Cases on the Basis of judgment/Decision of the European Court...
Training on ECHR standards on witness interrogation and fair trial standards for Judge Assistants of the common courts of Georgia
On 29-30 April, 2017 Council of Europe, within the EU funded project, organized training on ECHR standards on witness interrogation and fair trial standards for judge assistants of the common courts of Georgia. As a result of the training judge assistants advanced their knowledge on such topics...
Georgian judges advancing their knowledge on the European Anti-Discrimination standards
The Council of Europe continues providing series of trainings on the European Anti-Discrimination Standards for legal professionals in Georgia. Within the EU funded project, on 27-28 April, 2017 Council of Europe, within the EU funded project, organized two-day training on Anti-Discrimination...
Study Visit of the XIII Group of Justice Students to Strasbourg
On 25-26 April, 2017 Council of Europe, within the EU funded project, organized study visit for the 13th group of High School of Justice students. The aim of the study visit was to get acquainted the 13th group of the High School of Justice with recent case-law of the European Court of Human...
Application of the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights by the common courts of Georgia
Study by the Council of Europe and the European Union Application of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and decisions of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by the common courts of Georgia constituted the focus of a high-level event, which brought together representatives of...
Council of Europe develops methodology for assessing pre-trial detention practice
The Human Rights National Implementation Division has developed a new useful instrument - an Assessment Tool on Pre-trial Detention which elaborates in detail the methodology for reviewing pretrial detention practice within a given country. The document offers a step by step methodology on the...
International conference “Implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights in Georgia”
The conference will look at the impact that the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has on the life of ordinary citizens, discuss the execution of the European Court’s judgments in Council of Europe member States, including Georgia. Moreover, it will highlight the role that national...
Training session for the staff of the Public Defender’s Office
A training session for the staff of Public Defender’s Office of Georgia (PDO) on “Acting as Amicus Curiae” was organised jointly by the Council of Europe and PDO in Georgia. Training was delivered by national and international consultants with the purpose to further strengthen the Public...
Key publications under the project
Monitoring pre-trial detention and material detention conditions: Guide for NPMs
