On November 10, 2017, the VI International Forum on Practice of the European Court of Human Rights was launched in the Mirror Hall of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv. Judges of the European Court of Human Rights, leading scientists and lawyers are among the participants of the scientific meeting.
Greeting the participants of the forum Rector of Lviv University, Professor Volodymyr Melnyk stressed the importance of ensuring the observance of human rights. He noted that the University is always open for dialogue aimed at solving the most important problems of our time.
“The legal basis for the observance of human rights must be decisive in the life of our society. Only this way, we will be able to get closer to the European Union, only carefully following the principles of a legal society, we will be able to overcome all the negative phenomena in our country and build a truly successful state”, emphasized Volodymyr Melnyk.
The National Program Manager for Rule of Law and Human Rights, OSCE Project Coordinator in Ukraine Nataliya Betsa pointed out that the main goal of the event is to discuss the most up-to-date practices of the European Court of Human Rights. According to her, special attention will be paid to the implementation of justice in a conflict.
The participants were also greeted by the Head of the Council of Europe project “Support of the Implementation of Judicial Reform in Ukraine” Andriy Kavakin and the Honorary Consul of the Federal Republic of Germany in Lviv Myroslava Dyakovych.
After the official opening, the first session of the forum entitled “New Trends in the Practice of the European Court of Human Rights” was held, which included the reports of judges of the European Court of Human Rights and other lawyers. In particular, the judge of the European Court of Human Rights from Ukraine Anna Yudkivska made a speech “The Big Brother is Following You? Reasonable Expectation of Privacy in the Digital Era”. Judge of the European Court of Human Rights from Georgia Nona Tsotsoriya spoke about freedom of discretion in a democratic transformation, and the judge of the European Court of Human Rights from Norway Eric Møse analyzed cases and legal conflicts related to the expulsion of foreigners. During the first part of the session, the Judge of the European Court of Human Rights in Liechtenstein Carlo Ranzoni presented the report “The Right to Examine Witnesses in Criminal Proceedings in Accordance with Article 6, Paragraph 3 (d), of the European Convention on Human Rights”.
Other representatives of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as scientists from Ivan Franko National University of Lviv and other well-known lawyers presented their reports.
The forum will last for two days, during which the participants will discuss various aspects of the right to a fair trial and the administration of justice in Ukraine, analyze the European Convention on Human Rights and Justice in a Conflict, and also consider the process of execution of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and judicial reform in Ukraine.