Newsroom Georgia PGG Strengthening the application of the European Convention on Human Rights in Georgia
Launch of the HUDOC case law database in Georgian
The European Union and the Council of Europe in cooperation with the Supreme Court of Georgia organized a presentation of the Georgian interface of HUDOC case law database in Georgian. In 2017, within the framework of the European Union-Council of Europe joint project “Application of the...
Handover Ceremony of the HELP certificates
20 assistants to judges received their certificates of completion of the HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) course on Reasoning of Criminal Judgments on 17 December. The participants completed a two-month intensive online course on Reasoning of Criminal Judgments which was a...
Discussing equality of arms in criminal proceedings together with Lawyers in Georgia
Series of training seminars on rights to privacy and equality of arms in criminal proceedings for two groups of lawyers involving national experts were held on 3-4 and 12-13 December. The aim of the seminars was to familiarize around 45 participants with the most recent case-law of the European...
Fighting against Ill-treatment
Trainings on fight against ill-treatment for two groups of prosecutors involving national and international experts were held on 26-27 and 29-30 November. The aim of the training was to familiarize around 40 participants with the most recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights’...
Familiarizing Judges with the most recent land mark case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
European Union and the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Supreme Court of Georgia organized a workshop on most recent case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and national court practices involving 30 judges from all instances. of the workshop, held on 30 November, got familiar...
Second Working Group meeting for the development of the HELP course on CPT Standards
On 12 and 13 November 2018 the second Working Group for the development of an online HELP course on CPT Standards was held at the Council of Europe premises in Strasbourg. The HELP course on CPT Standards will be used to train a wide range of professionals in Georgia and other pilot countries on...
Supporting Georgian Parliament in effective monitoring of execution of the European Court of Human Rights judgments by the government
On 8-9 November 2018 a study visit to Strasbourg was organised on “The role of the Georgian Parliament in implementing standards of the European Convention of Human Rights”. The Study Visit brought together the representatives of the Parliament, Judiciary, Ministry of Justice, Chief Prosecutor’s...
Training seminar on Freedom of Expression for Prosecutors
On 29-30 October 2018 the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) with the involvement of international and national consultants and in co-operation with the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia (CPO) organized two day training on right to Freedom of Expression. The seminar brought...
HELP course on Reasoning of Criminal Judgments Justice
The European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) in co-operation with the High Scholl of Justice (HSoJ) officially launched the online HELP course on Reasoning of Criminal Judgments Justice on 23 October in Tbilisi, Georgia. This free on-line course has been designed to address the needs...
Effective parliamentary oversight on execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by the government
On 21 October 2018 the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE) in co-operation with the Legal Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia organised workshop on “Effective parliamentary oversight on execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) by the...
Advancing skills of judge assistants in Georgia
A training session “Reviewing court cases on hate crimes’’ for judge assistants of criminal and civil chambers of regional and city courts was held on 15-16 September 2018 at High School of Justice. The activity aimed to familiarize judge assistants with the specificities of hate crimes. The...
Training on the Right to Fair Trial under the European Convention of Human Rights for Legal Aid Service lawyers
On 6-7 September 2018 the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE), in co-operation with the Legal Aid Service (LAS) in Georgia, organized training on “The Right Fair Trial under the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR)” for representative of the Eastern Georgia bureaus and...
Training for lawyers on the Right to Life and Effective Investigation of Facts of Ill-treatment
On 3-4 September 2018 the European Union (EU) and the Council of Europe (CoE), in co-operation with the Legal Aid Service (LAS) in Georgia, organized training on “The Right to Life and Effective Investigation of Facts of Ill-treatment” for lawyers of the Legal Aid Service in Kutaisi. The purpose...
Promoting European Convention of Human Rights among law students
The European Union and the Council of Europe supported the Ministry of Justice with the organisation of an International Law Moot Court Competition for the law students of Georgian Universities. On 21-22 July 2018 the semifinal and final rounds were held in the Kakheti region. 120 law students...
Familiarising Judges with the most recent land mark case-law of the European Court of Human Rights
On 14-15 July 2018 the European Union and the Council of Europe, organised a two-day seminar for Georgian Judges. The seminar aimed at supporting judges to apply the latest case-law of the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) in coherent way in national court decisions and providing large...
Training on Communication Standards with Persons with Disabilities for prosecutors
On 12-13 July 2018 the European Union and the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, organized training for two groups of prosecutors on Communication Standards with Persons with Disabilities (PWD). The aim of the training was to improve prosecutors’...
The European Union and the Council of Europe continue series of training seminars on reopening of cases on the basis of judgment/decision of the European Court of Human Rights
On 23-24 June 2018, the training seminars were organized in Tbilisi for two groups of City and Appellate Court judges of criminal and civil chambers on “Reopening of cases on the basis of judgment/Decision of the European Court of Human Rights” in partnership with High School of Justice (HSoJ)....
Trainings on Human Rights Protection at Pre-Trial Stage
On 16-17 April and 19-20 April 2018 the European Union and the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Legal Aid Service (LAS) in Georgia, organised training on “Human Rights Protection at Pre-Trial Stage” for Kutaisi and Tbilisi lawyers of the Legal Aid Service. The purpose of the training...
Training on Human Rights Protection at pre-trial stage for prosecutors
On 18-19 April 2018 the European Union and the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, organized training on “Human Rights Protection at pre-trial stage” for prosecutors and investigators. The purpose of the training was to raise awareness of prosecutors...
Training on Effective analytical work in the protection of human rights
On 12-13 April 2018 the European Union and the Council of Europe, in co-operation with the Chief Prosecutor’s Office of Georgia, organized training on “Effective analytical work in the protection of human rights” for prosecutors and investigators. The purpose of the training was to improve...