Organized by: OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine, Council of Europe project “Further support for the execution by Ukraine of judgments in respect of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights” funded by the Human Rights Trust Fund, Supreme Court, the National School of Judges of Ukraine and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Information partner: online media Bykvu.com.
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The Annual International Forum on the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights is a platform for all branches of state power in Ukraine, judges of the European Court of Human Rights, legal practitioners, academia, prominent think-tanks, and other experts in the field of human rights protection, to discuss important issues on the application of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights and its impact on Ukraine. Since its first gathering in 2012, the Forum welcomed more than 2,000 offline and online participants.The objectives of IX Annual International Forum are:
◾to discuss the recent practice of the European Court of Human Rights in the context of strengthening the implementation of the right to a fair trial and other European standards in Ukraine;
◾to discuss the effectiveness of the Ukrainian legal framework and the role of the judiciary in ensuring the delivery of justice and the human rights protection in line with the European Convention on Human Rights;
◾to discuss issues of gender equality and access to justice in light of the case-law of the European Court of Human Rights;
◾to address the issues of the execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, and implementation of Protocol 16 to the European Convention on Human Rights.
Legal professionals wishing to participate are kindly requested to fill in application form [ Ссылка ] by 5 December 2020, 18:00 CET. Registered participants will receive Zoom link for accessing the event.
Additional information regarding participation in the event: Nina Reshetar, Project Assistant, Rule of Law and Human Rights, e-mail: nina.reshetar@osce.org.
Information for media: Andrii Dziubenko, Communications Officer, tel.: +380 63 320 35 40 and +380 50 676 77 34, e-mail: andrii.dziubenko@osce.org.
