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Post-conference impressions: the European Social Charter through the lens of the national legal systems
On 20-21 September 2024, in the framework of the 10th anniversary of RACSE/ANESC, Milan and Bergamo were the hosts of the Conference entitled The European Social Charter Through the Lens of the National Legal Systems, co-organised by Universita Degli Studi di Milano and Universita Degli Studi di...
Croatia: Implementing pilot of paperless commercial courts to improve efficiency in the judicial system
25 September – In Varaždin Croatia, high-level representatives of the Council of Europe, the European Commission’s Directorate General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) and the Croatian Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation attended the kick-off meeting of...
International Conference on the “12th Anniversary of Individual Application Mechanism in Türkiye” held in Ankara
An International Conference on the “12th Anniversary of Individual Application Mechanism in Türkiye” was held on 12 September 2024 at the Grand Chamber Hall of the Constitutional Court of Türkiye (TCC). The event was organised under the European Union-Council of Europe Joint Project on...
Ukrainian judges and lawyers enhance their knowledge on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights with a focus on the right to a fair trial
On August 21-23, 2024, in partnership with the CEELI Institute, the Council of Europe co-organised a workshop for Ukrainian judges and lawyers on the European Convention on Human Rights. The workshop was held in Prague, Czech Republic. The activity focused on the right to a fair trial and its...
Tender call for provision of consultancy services on legal, business and IT aspects of fully digital commercial courts (i.e. paperless courts) and change management
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the joint European Union-Council of Europe project “24HR02 - Paperless commercial courts in Croatia”. The Project is implemented in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation of the Republic of...
Tender call for provision of event management services in Croatia
The Council of Europe is currently implementing the joint European Union-Council of Europe project “24HR02 - Paperless commercial courts in Croatia”. The Project is implemented in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation of the Republic of...
Call for tenders for procurement of international consultancy in the field of human rights and the environment
In line with the conclusions of the Reykjavik Declaration adopted at the Fourth Summit in May 2023, the Council of Europe is striving to strengthen environmental protection through a better application of relevant human rights standards, including the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human...
Study visit to the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights inspires future legal professionals
Nine students and their mentor from the University of Southeast Europe in North Macedonia and Aleksander Xhuvani University in Elbasan, Albania, winners of a Moot Court competition, embarked on a study visit to the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on 17 July 2024....
Summer school in Liverpool examines Council of Europe law
The second Liverpool Summer School is underway at the University of Liverpool. The twelve day event, titled “Council of Europe at 75: Protecting Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in a Rapidly Changing World” has been organised by the university’s School of Law and Social Justice in...
HELP Network Conference, 4-5 July 2024
2024 HELP Network Conference
2024 HELP Network Conference held in Strasbourg marks Programme’s 20th anniversary On 4 and 5 July 2024, the Council of Europe Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) held its 2024 Network Conference under the auspices of the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of...
2024 HELP Network Conference
Council of Europe’s HELP Programme celebrates its 20 anniversary, the 2024 Annual Network Conference takes stock of its achievements and explores avenues for the future (4-5 July 2024, Strasbourg) This year marks the 20th Anniversary of HELP and it will be an occasion to look back at what has...
Meeting of Co-ordinators of the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights held in Helsinki
At the 4th Council of Europe Summit in Reykjavik, the Heads of States and Governments recommitted to ensuring the full, effective, and prompt execution of the final judgments of the Court, and also affirmed the need for a co-operative and inclusive approach, based on dialogue, in the supervision...
Summer School - The European System of Human Rights Protection - ECHR, 1.-12. July 2024 at Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)
This Summer School will deal in detail specifically with the European system for the protection of human rights. Although there are numerous summer schools and other special study programs within Europe on the human rights protection, this school concentrates on an integrated treatment of the...
Conference on “Human rights and migration in the context of natural disasters and emergency situations” held in Ankara
An international conference on “Human rights and migration in the context of natural disasters and emergency situations” was held in Ankara on 11-12 June 2024. The two-day conference was organised within the framework of the European Union/Council of Europe joint action “Strengthening the human...
Innovative Criminalistics at the Time of War – workshop for investigators of the National Police, State Bureau of Investigation and Security Service of Ukraine
Investigation of crimes in the modern world is becoming more and more technological, so investigators need to constantly improve their knowledge and skills of forensic techniques. Given number of war crimes and gross human rights violations stemming from the Russian Federation's aggressive war...
The Council of Europe supported the workshop for media on investigation of international crimes in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine
On June 7-8, 2024, the Council of Europe contributed to the workshop for media on investigation of crimes in the context of Russian aggression against Ukraine and issues of international law, organised by the Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine. The event was attended by over 40...
Over 350 university representatives from Ukraine meet online to discuss the Strategy for the Implementation of the Council of Europe HELP Courses into the Ukrainian educational process
On 18 June, the Council of Europe Project "HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) for Ukraine, including during wartime", in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and the Commission for Legal Education and Awareness, presented the Strategy for the...
EU-ECHR Interplay: Council of Europe HELP course launched for judges and prosecutors from Romania and Lithuania
On 17 and 18 June 2024 over 70 judges and prosecutors from Lithuania and Romania attended two separate launch seminars, organised for their respective countries, of the Council of Europe HELP course on Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe – the Interplay between the ECHR and the EU...
HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters for prosecutors of the Higher Court of Belgrade, Serbia completed
The HELP course on International Cooperation in Criminal Matters was completed with 92% success rate for 24 prosecutors from the Special Courts for Organised Crime and War Crimes in Belgrade, Serbia. The course was implemented through cooperation of two CoE projects "Preventing money laundering...
Professionals of Kosovo* Constitutional Court and Information and Privacy Agency enhance knowledge of European standards under the Right for Respect of Private and Family Life
Protection of the right to privacy faces many challenges in modern age considering the rapid digital transformation of society. The expansion of internet and electronic communications in last decades brought many advantages for humankind, but also serious concerns for protection of personal data...