Site news

28 November 2011: the new HELP website is online

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:13:31 CET

by Roberto Rivello.

Dear user

Tomorrow the new HELP website goes live!

For both new and existing users: you will be required to register your details just once in order to gain access to the new website, by going to http:// www.coe.int/help .

Take a look at “How to get stated”: it is a quick reference guide to get you up and running.

Select 'log-in' from the drop-down menu and click on 'Create New Account'. You will see that we have added some new fields, e.g. profession, institution,function, specialization, etc. All details will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.

See you there soon,

The HELP Team

Council of Europe – New HELP website – Only seven days left

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:11:11 CET

by Roberto Rivello.

Dear user Today the countdown begins towards the launch of the new and improved HELP website, the heart of the European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals. Our distance learning platform has been modernised to provide you with a more rewarding online experience, with a more flexible layout, allowing easier and more user-friendly access to materials, an improved design, an increased use of pictures and videos, a web-conference tool and many other novelties. The website will incorporate some pages with a presentation of all National Training Institutions for judges and prosecutors that are partners in the project. Any interested parties self-enrol by simply completing a form. You will be able to visit the new website starting from 28 November 2011. See you there soon.

HELP WEBSITE NEWS: Case studies in Serbian

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 11:23:08 CEST

by Roberto Rivello.

For the attention of Serbian readers, we have added new case studies on the following courses: Domestic violence – “Slučaj nasilja u porodici” (you can find the document by selecting Choose theme - Domestic violence in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page), Discrimination/Equal treatment - “Члан 8” (Choose theme - Discrimination/Equal treatment in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page ) and Art. 11 - “Analiza slučaja član 11 – br. 1” (Choose article - Article 11 in the drop-down menu at the top left of the page).

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New case studies for Serbian readers

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:56:28 CEST

by Roberto Rivello.

For Serbian readers we added a couple of new case studies, concerning non-discrimination of same sex-couples in adoption proceedings (you can find on the left top menu under ‘choose theme’, ‘Discrimination/Equal treatment’) and art. 11_2 ECHR (‘choose article’, ‘Article 11’).

Three new case studies added!

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:38:43 CEST

by Catherine Van Der Graaf.

Three new case studies on the protection of migrants under the ECHR have been added. They cover the following areas:

Admission of migrants to member states

Detention of migrants

Asylum applications

You can access the case studies by clicking on the 'Choose theme' drop down menu on the top left of the website and then clicking on ‘Immigration, asylum, expulsion, and extradition’.

At present, French is the only translation available. More translations to follow shortly!

Two new case studies added!

Fri, 27 May 2011 15:56:38 CEST

by Jesse Cox.

Two new case studies have been added to the HELP website.

The first case study deals with the protection against domestic violence under the European Convention on Human Rights. You can access this case study by clicking on the 'Choose theme' drop down menu on the top left hand side of the website and choosing the 'Domestic violence' option.

The second case study focuses on the non-discrimination of same sex-couples in adoption proceedings. You can access this case study by clicking on the 'Choose theme' drop down menu on the top left hand side of the website and choosing the 'Discrimination/Equal Treatment' option.

The case studies are currently available in English with translations to be added in the near future!

5 New E-learning courses

Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:19:36 CEST

by Hermine Masmeyer.

Today we launch 5 new E-learning courses on recent Grand Chamber judgments.

In the left upper box on the homepage of the HELP website you go the 'E-learning programme'.

In the section 'Constitutional law' you will find a course on the judgment Sanoma Uitgevers B.V. v. the Netherlands on disclosure of journalistic sources (Article 10 ECHR) and Lautsi v. Italy on the presence of crucifixes in public class rooms (Article 9 ECHR and Article 2 Protocol No. 1).

In the section 'Administrative law' you will find a course on the judgment M.S.S. v. Belgium and Greece on the situation of asylum seekers in Greece and the Dublin Regulation (Article 3 and 13 ECHR).

In the section 'Criminal law' you will find a course on the judgment Mangouras v. Spain on the amount of bail in a case of an ecological disaster (Article 5 par. 3 ECHR).

Finally, in the section 'Family law' you will find a course on the judgment Neulinger and Shuruk v. Switzerland on international child abduction (Article 8 ECHR).

We hope you will enjoy the new courses and find them useful for your legal practice.

New case study on Non-discrimination of Roma and Article 8 ECHR available!

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:53:50 CEST

by Jesse Cox.

This new case study examines in the context of non-discrimination of Roma and Article 8 ECHR; the approach adopted by the ECtHR in terms of eviction proceedings, legal title to occupy land and the definition of the term 'home'.

You can access the new case study by clicking on the 'Choose theme' drop down menu on the top left of the website and then clicking on 'Discrimination/Equal treatment' link.

At present, English is the only translation available. More translations to follow shortly!

New Course on Grand Chamber judgment Gafgen v. Germany

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:55:16 CEST

by Hermine Masmeyer.

In the case Gafgen v. Germany the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights had to decide on alleged violations of the Articles 3, 6 and 34 ECHR.
Gafgen was convicted and sentenced in Germany for abducting and murdering a boy. Gafgen made a confession after he was threatened with torture during interrogation. The European Court had to assess whether the threats were a violation of Article 3 ECHR, if the applicant was still a victim within the meaning of Article 34 ECHR and if the applicant had a fair trial, regarding the use of evidence obtained as a result of violation of Article 3 ECHR.

You can find the course in the top left menu E-learning programme/criminal law.

Key Concepts on the ECHR: 8 new translations available!

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 16:23:19 CET

by Jesse Cox.

Autonomous concepts are related to the way the Convention is interpreted by the European Court of Human Rights. When interpreting the Convention the ECtHR will give the rights contained a purposive interpretation as opposed to a literal interpretation.

This manual on Key Concepts on the ECHR provides a comprehensive guide to the conceptual approach taken by the ECtHR.

It is now available in 8 new languages; Albanian, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Croatian, Georgian, Macedonian, Moldovan and Ukrainian.

You can access the documents by clicking on the "Choose outline" drop down menu on the left hand side of the website and clicking on "Key concepts".