SEMINAR ON SUPERVISION MECHANISM
AND THE SUBSTANTIVE PROVISIONS
OF THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS
EUROPEAN-CAUCASIAN INSTITUTE

IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL II (HUMAN RIGHTS) OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE

13-14 March 2003, Tbilisi, Georgia

DRAFT (28/02) PROGRAMME

Thursday, 13 March

10.00 � 10.15 Opening of the Seminar, Presentation of facilitators and participants.

Mr Koba Chophliani, CPRECI

Mr Krzysztof Zyman, Council of Europe


10.15 � 11.15 The European Convention on Human Rights in the international context. The Council of Europe and the European system of human rights protection. General principles of the Convention. Substantive guarantees.

Ms Deirdre Fottrell, Lecturer in Law, Department of Law, University of Essex Council of Europe expert


11.15 � 12.00 European Court of Human Rights: structure and procedure

Ms Thea Tsouloukiani, lawyer in the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

12.00 � 12.15 Coffee break


12.15 � 13.00 Discussion


13.00 � 13.45 Implementation of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights

Mr Krzysztof Zyman, Directorate General II � Human Rights, Council of Europe

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13.45 � 14.45 Lunch break



14.45 � 15.45 The right to liberty and security of person (Article 5 ECHR)

Ms Deirdre Fottrell, Lecturer in Law, Department of Law, University of Essex Council of Europe expert


15.45 � 16.30 Discussion


16.30 � 16.45 Coffee break


16.45 � 17.30 Case study on Article 5 ECHR

Ms Deirdre Fottrell, Lecturer in Law, Department of Law, University of Essex Council of Europe expert

17.30 �17.45 Summing-up of the first day



Friday, 14 March

10.00 � 10.45 The control procedure: Submitting a case to the European Court of Human Rights: admissibility criteria, legal costs, the role of lawyers and NGOs, third party intervention (Articles 33 � 36 ECHR).

Ms Thea Tsouloukiani, lawyer in the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights

10.45 � 11.45 The right to a fair trial (Article 6 ECHR)

Ms Deirdre Fottrell, Lecturer in Law, Department of Law, University of Essex Council of Europe expert


11.45 � 12.00 Coffee break.

12.00 � 13.00 Discussion

13.00 � 13.45 Freedom of thought, conscience and religion (Article 9 ECHR)

Ms Thea Tsouloukiani, lawyer in the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights


13.45 � 14.45 Lunch

14.45 � 15.45 Discussion on the compatibility of national legislations and domestic administrative practices in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia with the standards of the European Convention on Human Rights.

15.45 � 16.30 Case study on Article 5 ECHR


Ms Deirdre Fottrell, Lecturer in Law, Department of Law, University of Essex Council of Europe expert

16.30 � 17.00 General evaluation. Closing of the seminar.