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Democracy´s Firewall - Council of Europe Hackaton against Disinformation
Help Defend Democracy Online disinformation is one of the biggest threats to democracy today. It erodes trust, fuels polarisation, and distorts elections — and it’s getting smarter. The Council of Europe is calling on creative minds to design bold, scalable solutions that: Expose fake accounts...
École d’été sur les instruments de lutte contre la corruption du Conseil de l’Europe Strasbourg, 30 juin – 4 juillet 2025
Le réseau OCEAN, en partenariat avec l’École doctorale 101 et la Fédération de recherche L’Europe en mutation, organise à Strasbourg une école d’été consacrée aux instruments juridiques de lutte contre la corruption élaborés par le Conseil de l’Europe. Destinée à un public de jeunes chercheurs...
École d´été sur la Convention d´Istanbul, Université de Strasbourg
Le réseau OCEAN, en partenariat avec l'ED 101 et la Fédération de recherches l'Europe en mutation, organise un école d'été consacrée à la Convention d'Istanbul du 30 juin au 4 juillet à Strasbourg. Cette école d'été a pour objectif d'offrir aux participantes une compréhension approfondie du cadre...
The European System of Human Rights Protection - ECHR
This Summer Course will deal in detail specifically and exclusively with the European system for the protection of human rights. Although there are numerous summer courses and other special study programmes within Europe on human rights protection, this course concentrates on an integrated...
The third Liverpool Summer School in the Law of the Council of Europe open for applications. Effectiveness of the Council of Europe in Tackling the Pressing Challenges: Exploring the Execution of ECtHR Judgments and the Complexities of Migration (7-18 July 2025)
For over 75 years, the Council of Europe unites Europe around the values of democracy, human rights and the rule of law. In 2025, the participants of the Summer School will debate whether the Council of Europe is successful in its mission. The aim of the summer school is twofold. Firstly, the...
New Video Podcast Series
OCEAN now introduces a new format highligthing noteworthy research of its members: the OCEAN Video Podcasts. Discover our first video podcast on "Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights. A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy" with Ed Bates (University of...
HELP in university education
The Council of Europe’s HELP (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) Programme is pleased to announce an online event dedicated to integrating HELP courses into academic curricula. This initiative aims to support universities and professors in embedding HELP courses into university...
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...
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...
Second Liverpool Summer School (8-19 July 2024) in the Law of the Council of Europe now open for applications
The Second Liverpool Summer School in the Law of the Council of Europe: Council of Europe at 75: Protecting Human Rights, Democracy, and the Rule of Law in a Rapidly Changing World is now open for applications. For the second time the School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool, in...
Forthcoming Book Series: Interdisciplinary Studies on the Council of Europe and its Conventions
The Dutch academic publisher Brill announced its forthcoming book series "Interdisciplinary Studies on the Council of Europe and its Conventions". The Council of Europe Conventions book series provides a forum for the comprehensive analysis and debate of the law, implementation, political and...
European conference on the implementation of the Istanbul Convention draws a large audience
The Italian university network against gender violence UniRe, in cooperation with the University Milano-Bicocca and OCEAN held a pan-European conference on the role of academia in the implementation of the Istanbul Convention. From 27-28 October 2023, around 100 speakers from 17 Council of...
Strasbourg conference discusses Council of Europe´s contribution to the fight against corruption
The French OCEAN network on anti-corruption gathered 13 October French and international academics to discuss the Council of Europe´s contribution to the fight against corruption. Co-organised by the University of Strasbourg (CEIFAC, URM-DRES) and the Council of Europe (OCEAN) the one-day...
Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the OCEAN initiative
On 27 January 2023, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted its Resolution 2486 (2023) on “Building the Open Council of Europe Academic Networks (OCEAN)“. The Resolution warmly welcomes the Open Council of Europe Academic Networks initiative and calls on all Council of Europe...
UK Summer School on Council of Europe Law: Resilience in Troubling Times
The first Summer School on the Law of the Council of Europe will be held from 3 to 14 July at Liverpool University School of Law and Social Justice. With Europe at a crossroads, its future, stability and prosperity depend on how effectively it responds to the unprecedented challenges facing it....
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