The Council of Europe continues in investing efforts to transfer knowledge and develop skills for a better protection of human rights at the national level. The trainings for judges and prosecutors will be carried out according to the newly developed Human Rights Training Curriculum for Initial and Continuous Training of Judges and Prosecutors. The curriculum consists of 12 modules and is primarily intended for initial training for legal associates and newly appointed judicial office holders, but it is also applicable for the continuous training. It applies special adults learning methodology focused on knowledge and presentation skills.
The training of Trainers (ToT) is divided into two sessions, the first session was held 18-20 May 2022 and focused on the modules concerning Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights and Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights and development of case-law research skills.
At the second session, held from 1-3 June 2022, 12 future trainers had the opportunity to demonstrate their acquired knowledge and developed skills through delivered presentations on the relevant modules of the Curriculum.
This activity is implemented within the project “Initiative for Legal Certainty and Efficient Judiciary in Bosnia and Herzegovina – Phase III”, implemented by the Council of Europe thanks to the voluntary contribution of the Government of Norway.