Actualités et agenda
Nos formations
Présentation
General:
- To provide information on international human rights sources, systems, standards and relevant issues.
- To encourage the development of practical skills for the future professionals.
- To sensitize participants to their particular role in protecting and promoting human rights and their own potential for affecting human rights in their future professional duties.
- To understand the human rights principles, institutions, processes and practices, issues and methods.
Course specific:
- Familiarise with European and international human rights standards and protection mechanisms
- Obtain a comparative perspective on international human rights instruments
- Understand the interplay between the various international and regional instruments and their concrete use for the purpose of human rights litigation
- Acquire skills of human rights litigation at European level
- Know where to search for more in-depth information and use the resources provided.
Module 1 – Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the ECHR protection system
Module 2 – Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the EU and UN protection systems
Module 3 - Litigating human rights cases at international level – ECHR litigation in practice
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Module 1 (12h)
Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the ECHR protection system
Session 1 (23 February): The Council of Europe and the ECHR
- Introduction to the CoE: mandate, institutions and activities; subject matter and implementation mechanisms of the main CoE treaties and their monitoring bodies.
- Introduction to the ECHR system – role, structure and functioning of the ECtHR; procedure before the ECtHR.
- Introduction to the protected rights [part I]: Relative rights (8-11) – scope, positive obligations, interplay with other rights, key case-law.
- Preparation to GC hearing
Session 2 (6 March): The rights protected by the ECHR (part I)
- Attendance ECtHR Grand Chamber hearing in case Collector B.V. and Others v. the Netherlands
- Follow-up discussion on the case and on relative rights (8-11)
- Q&A questions with Registry lawyer
Session 3 (13 March): The rights protected by the ECHR (part II)
- Introduction to the protected rights [part II]: Absolute rights (3, 4) , procedural rights (5, 6), ancillary rights (13, 14) – scope, interplay, key case-law.
- Case studies and practical exercise
Module 2 (4h)
Litigating human rights cases at international level – introduction to the EU and UN protection systems
Session 1 (22 March): Human rights litigation in the EU and before UN bodies
- Comparative perspective of different international mechanisms (EU, CoE, UN)
- Overview of the UN protection system (role, subject matter, mechanisms of implementation of selected UN treaties and correspondent bodies)
- The EU framework: the Fundamental Rights Charter; raising a complaint under the Charter before national courts and the CJEU
Module 3 (8h) : Litigating human rights cases at international level – ECHR litigation in practice
Session 1 (27 March): Lodging a complaint before the ECtHR
- Practical aspects of lodging a complaint: rules on procedure, admissibility criteria
- Practical aspects of effective implementation measures at national level
- Exercise: how to lodge an interim measure request and an individual application at the ECtHR
Session 2 (29 March): Moot court
- Moot court exercise (joint examination of fictional case; group work on pro and contra arguments on admissibility and merits; final oral exposition and vote)
Modalités
24h of interactiv lectures.
Criteria:
- Engagement throughout the course.
- Assessment of practical activities.
- Case-studies and group exercises.
- Topical discussions and debates.
Ressources
Course materials
Module 1 Mandatory:
HELP online course on Introduction to the ECHR and the ECtHR: http://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/mod/scorm/view.php?id=31016
Chamber Judgment Ships Waste Oil Collector B.V. and Others v. the Netherlands https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/eng?i=001-224732
Optional:
Factsheet “Environment and the European Convention on Human Rights” https://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/FS_Environment_ENG.pdf
ECHR Guide on Article 8 of the Convention : https://ks.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr-ks/guide_art_8_eng
Module 2 Mandatory:
Pagg. 1-45 of “Applying the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union in law and policymaking at national level”, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, 2018: http://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2018-charter-guidance_en.pdf
Optional:
HELP online course Introduction to Human Rights Protection in Europe - Interplay between the ECHR and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights: https://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/course/view.php?id=6561
Module 3 Mandatory:
Pagg 1-21 of “The European Court of Human Rights: Questions & Answers for Lawyers, Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe, 2023”: https://www.echr.coe.int/documents/d/echr/q_a_lawyers_guide_echr_eng
HELP online course on Admissibility Criteria in Applications to the ECtHR : https://help.elearning.ext.coe.int/course/view.php?id=1856
Optional:
ECHR Guide on Admissibility Criteria http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Admissibility_guide_ENG.pdf
Rules of Court http://www.echr.coe.int/Documents/Rules_Court_ENG.pdf