A Scientific Dialogue Between the European Court of Human Rights and GREVIO

18 September 2025, 9.30 a.m - 1.00 p.m. | Strasbourg, Agora Building, Room G03 

Interpretation: English and French


 

Event organised by the European Court of Human Rights and the Council of Europe Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) together with the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford and the Open Council of Europe Academic Networks

 

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

This half-day event offers a timely opportunity to explore the growing synergy between the European Court of Human Rights and GREVIO, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. By bringing together judges from the European Court of Human Rights, members of GREVIO, as well as Council of Europe member states, academics, practitioners, and civil society actors, the event will serve as a platform for interdisciplinary dialogue and practical collaboration. It aims to encourage reflection on recent developments, promote the exchange of promising practices, and support more coherent and impactful implementation of European human rights standards in addressing gender-based violence.

 

DOCUMENTS
PROGRAMME

9:30 - 10:00 - Opening of the meeting

  • Mattias Guyomar, President of the European Court of Human Rights
  • Maria Andriani Kostopoulou, President of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)

 

10:00 - 11:00 - Panel discussion 1: Barriers and breakthroughs: Access to justice without discrimination for women victims of violence

Moderator: Tanja Gonggrijp, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Council of Europe, Chair of the Committee of the Parties

  • Helmut Tichy, Member of GREVIO
  • Oddny Mjoll Arnardottir, Judge, European Court of Human Rights
  • Ivana Krstić, Professor, Faculty of Law, Belgrade University, Head of the Department for International Law and International Relations, member of the UN Working Group on Discrimination against Women and Girls 

11.00-11.20 - Coffee break

11.20 - 12.00 - Panel discussion 2:  Averting (further) harm: protective measures and procedural safeguards

Moderator: Katerina Šimačkova, Section President, European Court of Human Rights

  • Frédéric Krenc, Judge, European Court of Human Rights
  • Pascale Franck, Member of GREVIO
  • Mathias Möschel, Professor, Pro-Rector of External Relations, Central European University, author of 'The European Union's Actions on Combating Gender-Based Violence'

 

12.00 - 12.40 - Panel discussion 3: Confronting realities and gender stereotypes: legal responses to child custody, visitation rights, and domestic violence 

Moderator: Ellen O'Malley-Dunlop, Member of the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)

  • Anne Louise Bormann, Judge, European Court of Human Rights
  • Johanna Nelles, Executive Secretary to the Istanbul Convention, Council of Europe
  • Shazia Choudhry, Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford, author of The Family Justice Response to Domestic Abuse: A European Analysis 

 

 12.40 - 13.00 - Concluding remarks and next steps

  • Ivana Jelić, Vice-President of the European Court of Human Rights
  • Ellen O'Malley-Dunlop, Member of GREVIO