On April 15, a new Council of Europe HELP course on "International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights" will be presented in Kyiv at the conference jointly organised by the Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime" and the Supreme Court.
The new free online HELP course provides a legal framework which seeks to limit the effects of armed conflict, to prevent human rights violations and to minimise human suffering. The course focuses on the interplay between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law in times of conflict.
Among the main objectives of the course are: to help legal professionals better understand the legal framework of international humanitarian law applicable in situations of armed conflict and occupation, which aims to limit the effects of these conflicts; learn about the related standards of international human rights law, in particular the European Convention on Human Rights, the application of which does not cease during the armed conflicts, as confirmed by the International Court of Justice and the European Court of Human Rights; understand how the two branches of law interact and complement one another.
The Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals Programme, has developed an online course under the Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime".
A group of authors includes renowned international experts Stéphanie Bourgeois, Patrycja Grzebyk, Nobuo Hayashi, Nataliia Handel with the participation of ECHR Judge Mykola Gnatovskyy as the coordinator of the group.
The key speakers of the seminar:
- Stanislav Kravchenko, President of the Supreme Court
- Christos Giakoumopoulos, Director General, Human Rights and Rule of Law (DGI), Council of Europe (online)
- Maciej Janczak, Head of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine
- Mykola Gnatovskyy, ECHR judge
- Jürg Eglin, ICRC Head of Delegation in Ukraine
- Nobuo Hayashi, co-author of the course, Council of Europe expert
- Patrycja Grzebyk, co-author of the course, Council of Europe expert
- Nataliia Handel, co-author of the course, Council of Europe expert
- Oleksandra Matviychuk, Head of Centre of Civil Liberties
To register, please fill out the online form
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