Training seminars for students and young representatives of NGOs on the standards of the European Court of Human Rights

The Council of Europe Office in Azerbaijan invites students of Law Faculties and young people working in a law sphere to participate in the training seminars on the standards of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).

The objective of training seminars is to provide undergraduate and graduate students from law academic backgrounds with the framework of the activities of the ECHR, its working procedures, Court case-laws; to help to enhance their educational experience through practical work assignments; to explain them the mechanisms of influence of the European court judgements to the practices of local courts.  

The following methods of instruction will be applied during the training:

• Interactive teaching methods
• Group discussion /practical exercises
• Case presentations by trainer
• Use relevant handouts, real-life case-laws, Council of Europe publications

Traning term

Training seminars will be conducted in the Office of the Council of Europe in Azerbaijan from 1 to 29 November on Saturdays. Each session will start at 11 o’clock and last two hours.

Seminars will be conducted in Azerbaijani language. Sucessful participants will be provided with the certificates of attendance.

Interested applicants are invited to send to send their CVs and brief motivation letters to the Council of Europe Office in Azerbaijan, by e-mail or fax to Ms. Svetlana Nabiyeva indciating For ECHR training seminars on the subject line.

Fax: 497 23 95
E-mail: Svetlana.Nabiyeva@coe.int
Deadline for applications: 31 October, 2008