Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and its implementation (The right to respect the one’s private and family life)

On November 03 2016, Kosovo Judicial Institute with the support of the Office of European Council, conducted training on Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights and its implementation (The right to respect the one’s private and family life).

This training intended to extend knowledge of judges and prosecutors related to implementation of provisions that the ECHR Article 8 contains, and its effect in the European Court for Human Rights’ case law and the ways of application in national courts.

Topics elaborated were the right to respect for one's private and family life, his home and his correspondence, breaking down notions like private life, protection of privacy, protection of home, protection of correspondence, interest of public safety, protection of public order, health-moral and protection of human rights and liberties of others.

This training elaborated dilemmas and questions through theoretical explanations and using discussions, cases and concrete examples, exercises, and elaborating the right meaning of ECHR Article 8 provisions, related to the right to respect the private and family life relying on ECtHR jurisprudence.

Beneficiaries of this training were judges of basic courts and professional associates.