Domestic Judges and the ECtHR
31 March 2011, 5:30 pm
Event Information
Open to
- All
31 March 2011, 17:30 - 19:30
Venue:
British Institute of International and Comparative Law
17 Russell Square
London WC1B 5JP
UCL and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law are holding an event on 'Domestic Judges and The European Court of Human Rights: Conflict or Consensus?', supported by the UCL European Institute.Discussing European-wide research conducted by Dr Basak Çali, Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at UCL, the event will feature:
- Lord Hope of Craighead, Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court
- Oliver Dutheillet de Lamothe, Conseiller d'Etat, France
- Giorgio Malinverni, Justice of The European Court of Human Rights
- Peter Paczolay, President of the Constitutional Court of Hungary
Summary
European Court of Human Rights cannot automatically override domestic legislation or precedent. Yet domestic courts, as a matter or international legal obligation, are required to respect judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The relationship between the two courts may be conflicting of consensual. This timely seminar will discuss the ways domestic courts and the European Court of Human Rights manage their delicate relationship, reporting for the first time the results of an ESCR-funded study on the subject.
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For more information and to book your place, see the website of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.