2015 Workshop of Regional and Sub-Regional Courts, European Court of Human Rights, Strasbourg, 20 and 21 October 2015 - Presentations

A workshop of regional and sub-regional courts was held by OHCHR, with the collaboration of the European Court for Human Rights, on 20-21 October 2015 in Strasbourg. Participants included judges and experts from regional and sub-regional courts in Africa, the Americas and Europe, treaty body experts, NHRIs, civil society actors and academia. They shared knowledge and good practices on activities, jurisprudence, procedural and substantive issues and identified specific areas for cooperation. Key topics were the execution of courts judgements, judicial interpretation and application of international human rights norms, gender stereotyping and case backlogs. Inter-regional dialogue on jurisprudence and case law was identified as useful common practice with courts and mechanisms cross referencing their respective norms and jurisprudence. The existing inter-regional network of focal points, coordinated by OHCHR, will continue to promote and facilitate cooperation between regional and sub-regional courts and UN mechanisms.

Opening statements

• Opening statement delivered by Christos Giakoumopoulos, Commission of Europe
• Statement by Mr. Gianni Magazzeni, Chief, Americas, Europe and Central Asia Branch, Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division at UN OHCHR
• Opening remarks by Mr. Dean Spielmann, President of the European Court of Human Rights

Closing statements

• Closing remarks by Rod Liddell, Registrar-elect, European Court of Human Rights
• OHCHR Closing statement by Vladlen Stefanov, Chief, National Institutions and Regional Mechanisms Section, Fields Operations and Technical Cooperation Division at UN OHCHR

Other statements

• Carolina Lasén Diaz, Gender Equality Unit, Equality Division
• CAT
• Derman Ozgur ECHR
• ECOWAS court
• ECtHR-CAT
• European Human Rights System
• G. Cardinale, Office of the Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe 1-2
• IACHR
• Irène Kitsou
• Judge Gaetano
• Judge Helena Jäderblom, ECHR
• L. Reinsberg 1-2
• Limits of persona jurisdiction
• Marisol Blanchard. IACHR
• Reine Alapini- Gansou
• Presentacion Roberto Caldas 1-3
• Presentation on ECOWAS court
• Presentation Raluca (PPT)
• Rachel Murray, Director, Human Rights Implementation Centre
• Researching International Human Rights Law
• Tina Gewis ODIHR
• Y. Hayashi
• Yasmine Hadjoudj, OHCHR petitions