TITLE: X ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON THE CASE-LAW OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
WHEN: 10:00-16:00, 1 December 2021; 10:00-12:00, 2 December 2021
WHERE: Zoom online platform
ORGANIZERS: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Council of Europe project “Support for Judicial Institutions and Processes to Strengthen Access to Justice in Ukraine”, Supreme Court, the National School of Judges of Ukraine and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv.
SUMMARY:
The Annual International Forum on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights is a platform for all branches of state power in Ukraine, judges of the European Court of Human Rights, legal practitioners, academia, prominent think-tanks, and other experts in the field of human rights protection, to discuss important issues on the application of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and its impact on Ukraine. Since its first gathering in 2012, the Forum welcomed more than 3,000 offline and online participants.
The objectives of X Annual International Forum are to discuss:
- the recent practice of the ECHR in the context of access to justice and the role of the judiciary in ensuring the delivery of justice and human rights protection in line with the European Convention on Human Rights;
- the impact of COVID19 pandemic, including the issues of compulsory vaccination on human rights;
- gender equality and combatting domestic violence in light of the caselaw of the European Court of Human Rights.
Legal professionals wishing to participate are kindly requested to fill in application form https://forms.gle/uhUw2aGej8jhsJZX8 by 25 November 2021, 18:00 CET. Registered participants will receive Zoom link for accessing the event.
