Resources
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Training resource | 14 Jul 2021
‘Litigating Article 18 cases’ podcast transcripts
Follow our podcast on Litigating Article 18 cases using our transcript, available in English and Russian. Samantha Knights QC and barrister at Matrix Chambers, London, talks to Professor Philip Leach (Director of European Human Rights Advocacy Centre), Professor Başak Çalı (Co-Director, Centre for Fundamental Rights and Professor of International Law at the Hertie School of Governance, Berlin and Chair of […]
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Training resource | 23 Apr 2021
EHRAC Guide to Litigating ‘Article 18 cases’
What does Article 18 cover, when and how should it be raised, how do you do so successfully and what is its impact? Article 18 is a provision which, in essence, prevents state authorities from restricting Convention rights for ulterior purposes, and has been applied in particular in political prosecution cases – in other words, […]
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Training resource | 14 Apr 2021
Frequently Asked Questions: Litigating a case before the European Court of Human Rights
EHRAC's FAQ guide is intended to provide assistance to lawyers litigating these cases by providing answers to some of the questions that we are most often asked.
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Training resource | 12 Apr 2021
EHRAC Guide to Instructing Expert Witnesses
Expert witnesses can play a vital, even determinative, role in a case. An expert witness can explain and assess complex scientific or technical evidence or provide significant contextual analysis that can be central to the successful litigation of a case. EHRAC has instructed experts in a number of its cases across the region, including in […]
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Training resource | 19 Mar 2021
EHRAC Guide to Litigating Cases of Violence Against Women
This Guide is intended to assist lawyers in making legal arguments at the international level, addresses contexts of domestic and sexual violence, and is aimed at practitioners with some experience of litigating these issues and/or of litigating internationally.
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Training resource | 30 Nov 2020 | By Constantin Cojocariu
EHRAC briefing paper on litigating self-defence in the context of domestic violence
This briefing paper addresses some of the issues arising when litigating cases on behalf of women charged with harming their partners in self-defence.
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Training resource | 26 Sep 2020
Witness Statements in International Human Rights Litigation: Preparation Guide
This booklet produced by EHRAC in English and translated into Russian, Georgian and Azerbaijani is a practical guide to preparing detailed witness statements.
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Training resource | 1 May 2020
EIN Guide on Domestic Advocacy for the Implementation of ECtHR Judgments
The European Implementation Network have produced a useful guide for developing a comprehensive advocacy strategy for the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights.
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Training resource | 1 Aug 2018
Training packages for human rights defenders
EHRAC is developing a series of new training resources, specifically designed to be used by lawyers and NGOs.
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Training resource | 1 Aug 2018
Friendly settlements and unilateral declarations
A series of resources on the relative merits of these means of resolving cases before the European Court, and some of the problems which can arise for applicants whose cases have been settled in such a way.