During the training case law from European Court of Human Rights and Court of Justice of European Union will be analyzed, human rights protection in practice will be discussed and participants will have a chance to share their experiences.

The training is addressed to lawyers, judges, administrators, students, as well as to all other people interested in these issues.

The lecture will be held in English, on 5-6th August 2013, starting at 14.00 in the headquarters of the European Foundation of Human Rights at: Liepkalnio g. 103, Vilnius.

The training is free of any additional costs (including Lunch and coffee break).

Number of participants is limited. Please send your application no later than 2nd August, 2013 to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Programme:

Monday, 5th August 2013, 14.00-17.30

14.00 – 14.30  Registration of participants (tea and coffee)

14.30 – 14.40  Welcoming participants by the EFHR

14.40 – 15.00  "Litigation differences between the European Court of Human Rights and Court of Justice of European Union" by Dr Łukasz Wardyn

15. 00– 17.00  „Preparing and Litigating International Human Rights Cases“ by Dr. Fernand de Varennes

17.00 – 17.30  Time for discussion with light lunch

Tuesday, 6th August 2013, 14.00-17.30

14.00 – 14.30 Registration of participants (tea and coffee)

14.30 – 16.30 „The Content and Objectives for the Protection of Human Rights in International Law“ by Dr. Fernand de Varenness

16.30 – 17.00 „Human Rights Protection in Practice“ by Dr. Elżbieta Kuzborska

17.00 – 17.30 Time for discussion with light lunch

Fernand de Varenness, Ph.D – obtained a BA degree in the law in Canada, and an MA degree in the London Institute of Economy and Political Science. In 1996 he obtained his Ph.D. degree in the Netherlands, in the Maastricht University. F. Varennes founded, among others, the school of first LL.M (Latin- Legum Magister, commonly recognised Master of Laws degree) in the field of human rights. He taught students in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. He has been an advisory member in many world research centres, he has written over 150 articles and books. Currently, he is writing a new book on linguistic rights and a 3 volume book on ethnic and international conflicts.

Elżbieta Kuzborska,  Ph.D – Doctor of Law, professor of the Vilnius branch of the University of Białystok. The uthor of publications in the field of public international law and human rights protection, mainly the protection of rights of national minorities. In 2011 and 2012 her two monographs dealing with legal protection of national minorities in Lithuania were published (2011, “Artprint”, Vilnius: “Teisinė tautinių mažumų padėtis Lietuvoje”, 2012, “Artprint”, Vilnius).

Łukasz Wardyn,  Ph.D – lectured on international and European law in Kozminski University. In 2009 he was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University. He’s an expert in international law, dealing with issues of human rights and national minorities.