EIN webinar on the implementation of ECHR judgments in North Macedonia

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Yesterday (4th June 2020) EIN held a successful online training session for 40 lawyers from North Macedonia, in conjunction with the Macedonian Young Lawyers Association (MYLA).

The session was opened with an introduction from the President of the Bar Association of North Macedonia. This was followed by a presentation by the President of MYLA Zoran Drangovski, who set out the key facts and figures of the current situation regarding compliance with the ECtHR’s judgments in North Macedonia.

During the session, EIN explained the process of implementation and possible ways of involvement for lawyers and NGOs, described the procedures and possible courses of action on the examples of Macedonian cases currently facing their implementation. The presentation lasted for 1.5h and was followed by a discussion of questions asked by the audience. MYLA expressed their intentions of close cooperation with EIN in the future, which the EIN secretariat is keen to pursue.

EIN Webinar: Domestic advocacy for effective implementation of Strasbourg Court judgments

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For the webinar of this event, please follow this link.

The European Court of Human Rights continues to act as a ‘beacon of hope’ for victims of human rights violations denied justice at the national level. But unless judgments are properly implemented, a case won in Strasbourg does not translate into tangible human rights gains.

It is on the ground, at the national level that greater civil society advocacy is needed to promote the full and effective implementation of human rights judgments. Over the course of the past year, EIN has tapped into the collective knowledge and experience of its members and partners and collated good practice examples of how domestic civil society actors effectively engage with the authorities, form advocacy alliances, and use the media to promote implementation in their countries.

This has culminated in a new EIN Guide for civil society on domestic advocacy for the implementation of Strasbourg Court judgments. This latest EIN resource will be launched through a webinar on Tuesday, 19 May at 11.00 am CEST.

This one-hour webinar will allow participants to:

·        Be among the first to hear about the lessons we have learned about effective domestic advocacy;

·        Draw inspiration from EIN members and partners as they discuss how they have successfully used various domestic advocacy avenues to push implementation forward; and

·        Share their own experience with us during a Q&A.

 

Panellists

·        Professor Başak Çalı, EIN Chair (Hertie School of Governance, Berlin and Koç University, Istanbul)

·        Teodora Ion-Rotaru, Executive Director, Asociaţia ACCEPT (Bucharest, Romania)

·        Kirill Koroteev, Head of International Practice, Agora International Human Rights Group (Moscow, Russia)

Chairs: Anne-Katrin Speck and George Stafford, EIN Co-Directors (Strasbourg, France)

 The webinar will be recorded, and made available to EIN members and official partners.

Click here to register.

Deadline for applying: 15th May, 2.00 pm CEST

Photos: Hertie School of Governance / Google