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04-03-2017

Training of Trainers Article 10 of the Convention on Protection of Human Rights

On 01-04 March 2017, the Academy of Justice in cooperation with the Project “Strengthening of the judicial expertise on freedom of expression and media in the South-East Europe (JUFREX)”. Conducted training of trainers on: “Article 10 of the Convention on Protection of Human Rights”.   

This training aimed to deepen the knowledge of participants regarding the presentation of the handbook on Article 10 of ECHR, freedom of expression and media, the role of judges and prosecutors and its effect in the legal system of the ECHR and Kosovo.

This training focused on the analyzation of the provision of Article 10 of the ECHR. Whereas, more precisely was elaborated the nature, importance, the effect and the scope of the right to expression, from the point of view of the ECHR case law, defamation, public figures in media, responsibility and sanction in journalism, intrusions in internet freedom and protection of the journalism and media activities by the Kosovo judicial system and ECHR case law.

During this training, the trainers had the opportunity to break up in groups with the purpose of developing defamation cases given to them, responsibilities and sanction in journalism and journalism and media activities.

Also, during the working groups, the trainers had the opportunity to conduct mock trials and solve cases based on national legislation and compare them to cases and important decisions of the ECHR jurisprudence, which are of mandatory value for judges and prosecutors of the Republic of Kosovo.

Beneficiaries of this training were trainers of the Academy of Justice and lawyers of the Kosovo Chamber of advocates.

 

 

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