Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms

 

The EJTN Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Sub-Working Group (HFR SWG) brings together judicial training institutions and representatives from the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the HELP in the 28 project of the Council of Europe (CoE) to design and implement high-quality trainings in a wealth of Human and Fundamental Rights areas. 

AIM

The HFR trainings seek to bring together judges, prosecutors and trainers and provide participants with unique events offering an opportunity to exchange experiences and best practices with their counterparts across Europe as well as to discuss the most recent developments in their field of professional interest with leading experts and practitioners.

All trainings include a set of framework lectures and multiple workshops where participants discuss practical cases and exchange views on their domestic legislation and the application of the relevant EU legal instruments. 

KEY TOPICS

In addition, through its longstanding partnership with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), one training session is organised each year at this Court, providing magistrates from across the EU with the opportunity to attend a Grand Chamber hearing and to discuss the most pressing issues in the field of EU Human Rights with current and former ECtHR officials. 

EVENTS IN 2022

Date  Place  Title  Activity reference

3-4 March

ERA; Trier, Germany

 Rule of Law Training for Judges: Independent Judges as a Cornerstone of the Rule of Law

HFR/2022/01

10-11 March

Tallin, Estonia

Conflicts of Norms/Multi-level protection in the Application of Fundamental Rights

HFR/2022/02

21-22 April

Auschwitz/ Krakow, Poland

Antisemitism and Hate Crimes

HFR/2022/03

12-13 May FRA; Vienna Austria  

Applicability and effect of the EU charter on fundamental rights in national proceedings

HFR/2022/04
19-20 May Vienna, Austria Independence of Judiciary as a Cornerstone of the Rule of Law HFR/2022/05
15-16 September


Barcelona, Spain


Cultural Diversity in the Courtroom: Judges facing new challenges
HFR/2022/06
26-28 September

CoE, ECtHR Strasbourg, France

Human Rights and Access to Justice HFR/2022/07
7-8 October Madrid, Spain
Autonomous Prosecution Services and their essential role for the Rule of Law
HFR/2022/08
 20-21 October  Zagreb/ Dubrovnik, Croatia


Freedom of Speech in the Digital Era

HFR/2022/09
 16-17 November Online

Webinar: Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights
HFR/2022/10
 22-23 November Lisbon, Portugal

Fundamental Rights of the Elderly
HFR/2022/11

 

EJTN Rule of Law Publications:

Training Guide on the rule of law for judges and prosecutors

Rule of Law in Europe. Perspectives from practitionersand academics

2021 SEMINARS

2020 SEMINARS

2019 SEMINARS

2018 SEMINARS

2017 SEMINARS

ANY QUESTIONS?

For any queries regarding the Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Project, please contact Mr Arno Vinkovic at the EJTN Secretariat: arno.vinkovic@ejtn.eu