Markiyan Bem and Nazar Kulchytskyy became lecturers within the “Current Practice of the ECHR: Criminal Aspect” training for judge-trainers. Also joined the coaching team:
- ● Ms. Margarita Sokorenko, Commissioner for the European Court of Human Rights,
- ● Ms. Oleksandra Yanovska, judge of the Supreme Court, national consultant of the Council of Europe,
- ● Ms. Tetyana Fuley, Head of the Department of Scientific Research of Judicial Issues and Scientific and Methodological Support of Judicial Education of the National School of Judges of Ukraine, OSCE expert.
The training was organized by the Directorate of Programme Co-ordination of the Council of Europe in collaboration with the National School of Judges of Ukraine and the OSCE Secretariat Extra-Budgetary Support Programme for Ukraine.
The training, held from March 19 to 20, 2024, was a significant step in the professional development of judge-trainers. It provided a platform for exchanging experiences and deepening understanding of current criminal justice issues in light of international human rights standards, specifically focusing on enhancing judge-trainers’ qualifications.
Participants and teachers focused mainly on such topics at the training:
- ● the right to life and prohibition of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment (Articles 2 and 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms);
- ● the right to liberty and security (Article 5 of the Convention);
- ● the right to respect for private and family life and correspondence (Article 8 of the Convention);
- ● the right to a fair trial (Article 6 of the Convention);
- ● the right to property in criminal proceedings (Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 to the Convention).
On the second day of the training, a summary of the ECHR case law in cases against Ukraine for 2023 was presented, and the peculiarities of exercising the professional rights of judges and the guarantees of Article 8 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms were highlighted.
The emphasis is placed on the general guarantees of impartiality and independence of the court, general requirements for the admissibility of evidence, evidence obtained as a result of a violation of Article 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and provocation of a crime.