Judges and staff of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova welcomed judges of the European Court of Human Rights, Lətif Hüseynov, judge elected in respect of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and Artūrs Kučs, judge elected in respect of Latvia, for a direct exchange on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court. 

The discussions centred on how courts should reason their decisions, what guarantees are needed to ensure a fair trial at constitutional level, and where the boundaries of judicial freedom of expression lie. The dialogue allowed Moldovan judges to engage directly with Judges Lətif Hüseynov and Artūrs Kučs, hearing first-hand how the Strasbourg Court has approached these questions in its most recent case law and testing that understanding against their own experience. 

On the same day, Judge Hüseynov and Judge Kučs gave a lecture to students and staff of the National Institute of Justice of the Republic of Moldova on trafficking in human beings and freedom of expression in the digital era. 

The seminars were organised in the framework of the joint project of the European Union and the Council of Europe, “Support for Justice Reform in the Republic of Moldova” and aimed to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and expertise while strengthening judicial cooperation between the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova and the European Court of Human Rights.