EIN & GYLA February 2023 Training on Implementing Judgments of the ECtHR in Georgia
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On the 14th of February 2023, EIN and the Georgian Young Lawyers’ Association (GYLA) will be holding a training on the Implementation of ECtHR judgments in Georgia. The training will take place in-person, in Tbilisi.
Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) have great potential to protect fundamental rights. Governments have an obligation to provide justice for victims, but also to ensure that repetitive structural and systemic issues do not continue happening by fully and effectively implementing the rulings.
As of January 2022, 61% of Georgia's leading cases from the last ten years are still pending implementation. The average time leading cases have been pending for is almost four years.
NGOs have a vital role in the implementation process as they can pressure the national authorities to take measures and they can contribute to the improvement of ECtHR implementation.
This training aims to enhance the capacity of civil society in Georgia to engage with the process of implementation of judgments of the ECtHR. The training will be structured in two sessions.
The first session aims to provide civil society organizations with an overview of the implementation process in Strasbourg and the mandate of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. In addition, it will provide insights into how civil society organizations can become more engaged with the ECtHR implementation process at the national level.
The second session will offer a platform to NGO representatives for individual meetings with EIN staff members: appointments will be proposed to NGO representatives willing to get first-hand advice for cases of interest to them.
Venue - Rooms Hotel, Tbilisi, Georgia
Working languages - The training will be held in English. Interpretation in Georgian will be available.
Registration deadline 5th February - https://forms.gle/AiJcR85HSPFvkXsw6
Participation is free of charge.
Participants will be invited for lunch.
The number of participants is limited to 25 persons.