Webinar Registration: From Court to Practice: Implementing European Court of Human Rights Rulings

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In the past years, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has delivered several leading judgments concerning the rights of transgender people and their right to legal gender recognition. These cases concern the lack of a clear and predictable legal framework governing the conditions and procedures relating to gender reassignment, as well as the refusal of national authorities to recognise the real identity of transgender persons. How can these legal wins also translate into real change for transgender people? 

Implementation of ECtHR judgments - and the positive developments it brings - often requires civil society involvement in order to ensure that governments implement Court judgments effectively and in full. This is particularly relevant where general measures are needed, and the government must enact new laws and public policies. For instance, when a Strasbourg judgment requires the government to establish clear and accessible procedures for legal gender recognition.

On July 13th, from 10:00 to 11:30 CEST, EIN will be co-hosting an online training event alongside Transgender Europe on implementing judgments of the European Court of Human Rights relating to legal gender recognition and how NGOs and lawyers can be involved in the process.

During this webinar participants will learn how to: 

  • navigate the implementation process;

  • hold their country accountable for human rights violations;

  • get the most out of European Court of Human Rights rulings.

Who is this webinar for?

This webinar is of particular interest for lawyers and activists from countries that currently have cases in the implementation process. This includes Bulgaria, Georgia, Hungary, Lithuania, North Macedonia, and Romania. It is also for lawyers and activists thinking about bringing cases to the European Court of Human Rights and, of course, those with pending cases. 

I am not a lawyer, can I still attend?

We invite trans activists without legal training to attend the webinar. Wherever possible, we will use plain language and avoid legal jargon.

If you still have questions, email richard@tgeu.org

The webinar will be in English and will provide Russian – English simultaneous interpretation.

We look forward to seeing you at this online event.