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Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights: Armenian version of the book will help the legal practitioners to make their voices heard in a well-substantiated manner

Successful litigation at the European Court of Human Rights is not an easy task and requires from legal professionals some fundamental knowledge about the peculiarities of the application to the Court. Publication of the Armenian version of the book Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights is a valuable resource for the legal community as it explains the step-by-step approach to the litigation process, covering areas such as lodging the initial application, seeking priority treatment, friendly settlement, the pilot judgment procedure, just satisfaction, enforcement of judgments, and Grand Chamber referrals.

The 4th edition of the book, by a renowned author Professor Philip Leach, who is a Professor of Human Rights Law at Middlesex University with extensive experience of representing applicants before the European Court of Human Rights, includes an expanded and up-to-date article-by-article commentary on the substantive law of the European Convention.

On 14 December 2022, the Council of Europe and the Europe in Law Association launched the Armenian version of the book Taking a Case to the European Court of Human Rights, and presented it to the representatives of the accredited diplomatic missions, judiciary, international and national partners.

In his keynote speech, Professor Philip Leach highlighted the significant importance of the new approach adopted by the European Court of Human Rights to address the systemic human rights violations by creating a pilot judgement procedure which allows to identify the source of large-scale structural problems such as malfunctioning legislation. ‘’Majority of pilot judgements concern the disputes over property rights and excessive lengths of proceedings’’ said Professor Leach.

Talking about the relevance of the Armenian version of the book for the Armenian context, Constitutional Court Justice Vahe Grigoryan stated that the book will contribute to the development of legal thinking within Armenian legal community as it contains enormous volume of important information with the most up to date editions.

 

The book has been translated into Armenian with the financial support of the Friedrich Nauman Foundation. The publication of the Armenian version of the book was supported by the project “Support to the judicial reform – enhancing the independence and professionalism of the judiciary in Armenia”, funded by the European Union and Council of Europe and implemented by the Council of Europe within their Partnership for Good Governance (PGG II).

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Addressing hate speech and hate crime: regional gathering of the network of Equality Bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership Region

A two-day workshop on addressing hate speech and hate crime took place at the premises of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, involving Equality bodies from the Western Balkans and the Eastern Partnership regions.  The event supported by the EU and Council of Europe, gathered 50 representatives from both regions who discussed and exchanged on the best practices, measures and common challenges when addressing hate speech and hate crime. Through monitoring and reporting, policy advocacy, raising awareness and supporting victims equality bodies play a fundamental role in protecting human rights and ensuring that all individuals are treated equally.

In her opening remarks, Angela Longo, Head of Anti-discrimination Co-operation Unit, Council of Europe, underlined the significant progress in engaging with Equality Bodies through this network, regularly exchanging best practices and addressing the challenges of hatred and intolerance in societies. She highlighted that this new chapter of discussion delves into the grey area between hate speech and hate crime, addressing issues of incitement and biases,

Representatives from Equality Bodies had the opportunity to discuss and enhance their knowledge on the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers Recommendation to member States on combating hate crime, adopted on 7th May 2024, as well as gain a clearer understanding of EU standards in the field of hate crime. Moreover, participants engaged in exchanges with peers from the Spanish Observatory on Racism and Xenophobia (OBERAXE), who shared insights on addressing hate speech in the public discourse. The National Office Against Racial Discrimination (UNAR) in Italy provided practical examples for developing counter-narratives and raising awareness initiatives.

They also explored opportunities to advocate for legislative reform, foster multisectoral co-operation, enhance data collection, and overall improve national mechanisms to counter hate crimes.

This seminar was organised within the action “Promoting equality and combating racism and intolerance in the Western Balkans” and the project “Promoting equality and non-discrimination: towards more resilient and inclusive societies” – co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe, and implemented by the Council of Europe  under the joint Programmes “Horizontal Facility for the Western Balkans and Türkiye” and “Partnership for Good Governance”.

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