ERA: Recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights on access to a court
Event Location
Event Description
Strasbourg, 30 November - 1 December 2017
20% discount available until 31 August 2017
Objective
This seminar will provide legal practitioners with an update on the case law developed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) – mainly in 2015, 2016 and 2017 – on the right of access to a court under Article 6 of the European Convention of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (“the Convention”).
Key topics
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The State immunity plea
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The question of universal civil
jurisdiction for acts of torture -
Placement of persons on a UN
sanction list -
Forced hospitalisation of
persons of unsound mind and
incapacitation proceedings -
Access to courts of appeal and
cassation -
Legal aid proceedings and court
fees -
Submitting a case to the
Strasbourg Court
Language: English
Organiser: ERA (Sanja Jovičić)
Event number: 417D70
Speakers
Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Judge at the European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg
Boglárka Benkó, Registry Lawyer, European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg
Sanja Jovičić, Course Director, European Public Law Section, ERA, Trier
Lisa Rodgers, Lecturer, Leicester Law School, University of Leicester
Jürgen Schur, Head of Law and Policy, REDRESS, London
Dovydas Vitkauskas, Senior Expert on Judicial Reform, Venice Commission and Council of Europe, Vilnius
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