organised by ELTE – in Budapest + online

Overview

The preliminary reference procedure is the primary tool for vertical judicial interaction within the EU, aiming to ensure the uniform interpretation and application of EU law and to provide effective judicial protection for individuals. When national judges deal with human rights cases, they have to look at various sources of law: national, European and international law. This task is particularly challenging for judges considering the high level of abstraction human rights are formulated, the debates around the applicability and hierarchy of these different sources, and regarding the similarities and dissimilarities in the normative concepts and standards of human rights protection put in place in national and European jurisdictions.

This workshop aims to provide guidance to judges on how to use the preliminary reference procedure to ensure a high level of human rights protection, in particular, to enforce the EU Charter and the common values of the EU enshrined in Article 2 TEU with the help of judicial dialogue between domestic and EU courts.

Also, the workshop seeks to reveal the dynamics of the CJEU’s jurisprudence in preliminary ruling cases, especially regarding the developments in the admissibility criteria, to equip judges with the skill of drafting a successful request for a preliminary ruling. It also addresses how courts and legal practitioners can work together under Article 267 TFEU procedure to defend human rights effectively.

Framework: This workshop is offered within the European Commission’s funded project TRIIAL 2 – TRust, Independence, Impartiality and Accountability of Legal professionals under the EU Charter (project no. 101089737, JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2020). The TRIIAL 2 Project provides training activities and tools for judges, attorneys, and prosecutors on the European rule of law, mutual trust, judicial independence, impartiality and accountability (see the dedicated website here and here).

Target group

Public prosecutors, attorneys and judges from European Union (EU) countries. The training will be in English and opened to those with both basic and experienced knowledge of EU law and ECHR.
The Workshop will host 40 participants, of which 15 will be in person and 25 online.

Participation is free of charge.

For the 15 in-person participants, the travel, accommodation and meals at the venue are covered by the organizer.
Participants will be provided with certificates of participation.

Application

The deadline for the submission of online applications is 30 September 2024.

Submit your application, including the documents mentioned below, to brezovszki.anna@ajk.elte.hu. You should mention in the title of your email whether you want to participate in-person or online.
Italian judges are invited to submit their applications to: internazionale@scuolamagistratura.it. For questions, please contact Gianandrea Chesi at: gianandrea.chesi@scuolamagistratura.it
Romanian attorneys are invited to submit their applications to: veronica.morecut@unbr.ro.

The following documents shall be attached to the application:

1. CV in English (including a section on proof of knowledge of English)
2. A short motivation letter (max 2 pages) outlining the candidate’s specific reasons for applying to a Workshop on Fundamental rights and the use of the preliminary procedure (please describe how your professional activity correlates to the workshop’s field of interest and how you could both benefit from and contribute to the Workshop in this field)

For questions regarding the Workshop and the project, contact: brezovszki.anna@ajk.elte.hu

Selection Procedure

The assessment of applications will be based on the following criteria:

1. 1. 1. Gender and age balanced;
      2. Geographically balanced;
      3. Balance in the judicial hierarchy: both higher and lower instance courts shall be represented among selected participants;
      4. Trainers will have priority in selection (please refer to relevant training responsibilities in your CV);
      5. Knowledge of and experience with fundamental rights and rule of law issues;
      6. Good knowledge of English;
   1. Single participation within the same Training Project (TRIIAL 2): in principle, no participant can take part in more than one Workshop among those offered within the TRIIAL 2 Project.

ELTE will select 40 legal practitioners. After the exhaustion of the 15 in person places, the remaining ones will be allocated to online participation.

For any information on the workshop or doubts concerning the call for application, please contact kovacs.agnes@tatk.elte.hu or somodyb@ajk.elte.hu.

Outcome of the Workshop

• You will receive a certificate of participation;
• You will be able to understand and explain the main legal issues relating to the European rule of law (the training’s “core”);
• to acquire the knowledge and the ability to refer questions to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling
• to become familiar with the CJEU standards concerning the admissibility of preliminary references
• to understand the different legal pathways in Europe to protect human rights
• to determine whether the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU is applicable in a certain case or not;
• to become part of a network of legal practitioners, activists, and scholars dealing with similar issues that could provide support for future questions.

Overview

The workshop aims to explore the role played by lawyers in the administration of justice, as intermediaries between the public and the courts, with a specific view to their freedom of expression, as illustrated by a practical analysis of the European and national relevant caselaw. First, the standards applied by the ECtHR will be described, since they are more flexible as compared to the ones relevant in the context of the freedom of expression in (and by) the press. Second, the restrictions on lawyers’ professional conduct will be addressed, taking as a starting point lawyers’ central position in the national courts and their duty to maintain the public confidence in the possibility of the legal profession to provide effective representation. The workshop aims not only to deepen the knowledge and understanding of the European standards and their relation to the national legal systems, but also to develop the participants’ practical skills in complex professional situations involving freedom of expression.

Framework

This workshop is offered within the European Commission’s funded project TRIIAL 2 – TRust, Independence, Impartiality and Accountability of Legal professionals under the EU Charter (project no. 101089737, JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2020). The TRIIAL 2 Project provides training activities and tools for judges, attorneys, and prosecutors on the European rule of law, mutual trust, judicial independence, impartiality and accountability (see the dedicated website here).

Target group

Lawyers, public prosecutors, and judges from European Union (EU) countries. The training will be in English and opened to those with both basic and experienced knowledge of EU law and ECHR.

The Workshop will host 40 participants, of which 15 will be in person and 25 online.

Participation is free of charge.

For the 15 in-person participants, the travel, accommodation and meals at the venue are covered by the organizer.

Participants will be provided with certificates of participation.

Application

The deadline for the submission of online applications is 25 October 2024.

Submit your application, including the documents mentioned below, to proiecte@unbr.ro and raluca.bercea@e-uvt.ro

You should mention in the title of your email whether you want to participate in-person or online. Italian judges are invited to contact internazionale@scuolamagistratura.it as regards their applications.

The following documents shall be attached to the application:

1. CV in English (including a section providing details of knowledge of English)
2. A short motivation letter (max 1 page) outlining the candidate’s specific reasons for applying to a Workshop on Judicial Dialogue and Freedom of Expression of Lawyers (please describe how your professional activity correlates to the workshop’s field of interest and how you could both benefit from and contribute to the Workshop in this field)

Selection Procedure

The assessment of applications will be based on the following criteria

1. 1. Gender and age balanced;
   2. Geographically balanced;
   3. Balance in the judicial hierarchy: both higher and lower instance courts shall be represented among selected participants;
   4. Trainers will have priority in selection (please refer to relevant training responsibilities in your CV);
   5. Knowledge of and experience with fundamental rights and rule of law issues;
   6. Good knowledge of English;
2. Single participation within the same Training Project (TRIIAL 2): in principle, no participant can take part in more than one Workshop among those offered within the TRIIAL 2 Project.

UNBR will select 40 legal practitioners. After the exhaustion of the 15 in person places, the remaining ones will be allocated to online participation.

For any information on the workshop or doubts concerning the call for application, please contact raluca.bercea@e-uvt.ro and proiecte@unbr.ro

Outcome of the Workshop

■ You will receive a certificate of participation.
■ You will be able to understand and explain the main legal issues relating to the European rule of law (the training’s “core”).
■ You will receive access to all TRIIAL 2 learning materials available in the e-learning platform.

You will also be able:

• to acquire the knowledge on existing relevant caselaw from various member states and the European supranational courts
• to become familiar with the European standards concerning the freedom of expression of lawyers
• to understand the different legal pathways in Europe to protect human rights
• to determine whether the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU is applicable in a certain case or not
• to become part of a network of legal practitioners, activists, and scholars dealing with similar issues that could provide support for future questions.

organised by EUI– in Florence + online

Overview

The digitalisation process and, in particular, the development of automated decision based technologies has affected directly and indirectly the judicial system. On the one hand, judicial operators are asked to present and decide cases where automated decision-based tools have been adopted, raising issues related to fairness and transparency as well as compliance with fundamental rights. In this context, cases addressing surveillance, facial recognition and filter bubbles emerged, highlighting the impact of AI on the exercise of freedom of expression, the right to non-discrimination and the right to privacy. In this context, the recently adopted AI Act will provide the legal requirements to be adopted by developers and manufacturers, which will then be checked out by courts in case of disputes.

On the other hand, not less important, the deployment of automated decision-based technologies has also started to be embedded in the activities of courts, including case management and facilitation of the decision-making process, up until the creation of online courts. Although the pandemic has fast-forwarded this process, several are the questions that still emerge as regards the independence, accountability and impartiality of such systems.

The training workshop aims to address the abovementioned dimensions, providing the participants with guidelines and practical tools in order to assess whether the AI-based technologies ensure the fundamental rights principles embedded in the EU Charter.

Framework: This workshop is offered within the European Commission’s funded project TRIIAL 2 – TRust, Independence, Impartiality and Accountability of Legal professionals under the EU Charter (project no. 101089737, JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2020). The TRIIAL 2 Project provides training activities and tools for judges, attorneys, and prosecutors on the European rule of law, mutual trust, judicial independence, impartiality and accountability (see the dedicated website here).

Target group

Public prosecutors, attorneys and judges from European Union (EU) countries. The training will be in English and opened to those with both basic and experienced knowledge of EU law and ECHR.
The Workshop will host 40 participants, of which 15 will be in person and 25 online.

Participation is free of charge.

For the 15 in-person participants, the travel, accommodation and meals at the venue are covered by the organizer.
Participants will be provided with certificates of participation.

Application

The deadline for the submission of online applications is 9 October 2024.

Submit your application, including the documents mentioned below, to cjc@eui.eu. You should mention in the title of your email whether you want to participate in-person or online.
Italian judges are invited to submit their applications here: https://forms.office.com/e/uYkcAQYRH2.  Please follow the procedure described here. For questions, please contact Gianandrea Chesi at: gianandrea.chesi@scuolamagistratura.it
Romanian attorneys are invited to submit their applications to: veronica.morecut@unbr.ro.

The following documents shall be attached to the application:

1. CV in English (including a section on proof of knowledge of English)
2. A short motivation letter (max 2 pages) outlining the candidate’s specific reasons for applying to a Workshop on Rule of law and predictive justice (please describe how your professional activity correlates to the workshop’s field of interest and how you could both benefit from and contribute to the Workshop in this field)

Selection Procedure

The assessment of applications will be based on the following criteria:

1. 1. 1. Gender and age balanced;
      2. Geographically balanced;
      3. Balance in the judicial hierarchy: both higher and lower instance courts shall be represented among selected participants;
      4. Trainers will have priority in selection (please refer to relevant training responsibilities in your CV);
      5. Knowledge of and experience with fundamental rights and rule of law issues;
      6. Good knowledge of English;
   1. Single participation within the same Training Project (TRIIAL 2): in principle, no participant can take part in more than one Workshop among those offered within the TRIIAL 2 Project.

EUI will select 40 legal practitioners. After the exhaustion of the 15 in person places, the remaining ones will be allocated to online participation.

For any information on the workshop or doubts concerning the call for application, please contact federica.casarosa@eui.eu and madalina.moraru@eui.eu.

Outcome of the Workshop

■ You will receive a certificate of participation.
■ You will be able to understand and explain the main legal issues relating to the European rule of law (the training’s “core”).
■ You will receive access to all TRIIAL 2 learning materials available in the e-learning platform.

You will also be able:

• to acquire the knowledge on existing caselaw on AI-based technologies
• to become familiar with the EU regulation concerning the application of AI-based technologies
• to understand the different legal pathways in Europe to protect human rights
• to determine whether the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU is applicable in a certain case or not
• to become part of a network of legal practitioners, activists, and scholars dealing with similar issues that could provide support for future questions.