Donor: OSCE
Duration of project: 26 – 28 April 2004
The project goal was to provide magistrate judges, prosecutors NGO representatives with the necessary knowledge and skills in the fields of European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, including familiarity with the jurisprudence and actual practice in Serbia and abroad, as well as of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights. Most of the participants were the lawyers who are providing free legal assistance to the refugee population and internally displaced persons regarding their rights (mostly property rights and freedom of movement). Belgrade Centre for Human Rights organized seminar on rules and procedures of the European Court for Human Rights.The main goals of the seminar were to provide an introduction to the fundamental principles and concepts of the European Convention on Human Rights, European Court on Human Rights (ECtHR) and Council of Europe; to examine key ECtHR principles and rights from the Convention with particular relevance to domestic legal provisions; to familiarize participants with the application of international human rights standards into domestic law and practice, focusing on jurisprudence of ECtHR and its relevance for domestic trials. Seminar took place in Belgrade from 26 to 28 April 2004. The participants were members of the legal professionals from various Serbian cities.
The trainers were international and domestic experts.
