The European Law Academy (ERA) is organising one of its famous courses for professionals online on the theme of ‘Human Rights in Times of Emergency‘ on 28 and 29 January. The course will go into ‘current challenges posed by COVID-19 to individual human rights with a critical overview of the restrictions of human rights possible under the European Convention on Human Rights in times of emergency. It will also provide an opportunity to exchange best practices.’ It is geared towards judges, prosecutors, lawyers in the private and public sector. This is the full programme:
I. RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY
- The European Commission’s ongoing monitoring of the COVID-19 rule of law situation in the EU – findings and recommendations, by Joachim Herrmann
- Recent case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on emergency situations, by Pamela McCormick
- Enforcement of lockdown measures under ECHR scrutiny • Legal certainty, proportionality and necessity of fines, by Grégory Thuan dit Dieudonné
II. ACCESS TO COURTS AND FAIR TRIAL GUARANTEES DURING COVID-19
- Overcoming barriers in access to justice for persons with disabilities and other groups during the pandemic, by Maroš Matiaško
- Roundtable discussion: Practical challenges to the right of access to a court and to a fair trial during the health crisis, by Dory Reiling, Christian Schierholt, Grégory Thuan dit Dieudonné
III. OTHER SELECTED HUMAN RIGHTS AFFECTED BY THE PANDEMIC
- The exercise of freedom of expression and freedom of assembly and association during the fight against COVID-19, by Antoine Buyse
- Privacy and data protection during COVID-19, by Emanuele Ventrella
Spots are still available and you can register here.
