Applications now open for the Liverpool Summer School in the Law of the Council of Europe(Scholarships available)

Location: School of Law and Social Justice 

The third Liverpool Summer School in the Law of the Council of Europe.

What shall be mentioned?

For over 75 years, the Council of Europe unites Europe round the values of democracy, human rights and the rule of regulation. In 2025, the contributors of the Summer School will debate whether or not the Council of Europe is profitable in its mission. The intention of the summer time faculty is twofold.

Firstly, the specialists will assess the effectiveness of execution of the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights and different our bodies of the Council of Europe. Secondly, the Summer School will even tackle the urgent challenges of migration, a essential authorized and political problem dealing with each European state. Discussions will study the Council of Europe’s position in defending the rights of migrants, analysing related authorized requirements, insurance policies, and the tasks of member states in this context.

The course will function insights from key decision-makers inside the Council of Europe, main lecturers, and different stakeholders. Through these discussions, contributors will achieve a complete understanding of the Council of Europe, its effectiveness in defending human rights, democracy and the rule of regulation. The contributors will achieve the information mandatory for analysis, efficient advocacy, implementation and public coverage design.

What is the format?

The Summer School shall be set as an academic house for interactive and fascinating studying, and dialogue. The Summer School will final for two weeks. Seminars and workshops shall be led by excessive profile invited researchers and practitioners. These actions shall be complemented by interactive periods delivered by tutorial workers members of the School of Law and Social Justice of the University of Liverpool. Please notice that participation shall be in-person solely, as on-line attendance is not going to be obtainable.

Who can take part?

This Summer School shall be helpful for superior postgraduate taught (Master’s) and analysis (PhD) college students, post-doctoral researchers, early profession students, practitioners similar to legal professionals, judges, civil servants in the regulation of the Council of Europe, and in human rights, the rule of regulation and democracy. While the program is open to legal professionals, it additionally welcomes people specialising in associated fields, similar to political science, sociology, criminology and so forth., who possess the mandatory background information to have interaction successfully in the discussions.

What is the language of the Summer School?

All Summer School actions will happen in English. Participants shall be proficient in English.

Who is the school?

• Professor Vincent Chetail (Geneva Graduate Institute)
• Mr Hugh Chetwynd (TBC) (Executive Secretary of the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment)
• Judge Mykola Gnatovskyy (Judge of the European Court of Human Rights)
• Ms Lilja Gretarsdottir (Head of Department for the Implementation of Human Rights, Justice and Legal Co-operation Standards, Council of Europe)
• Judge Mattias Guyomar (TBC) (Judge of the European Court of Human Rights)
• Dr Julia Kozma (TBC) (Member of the SPT)
• Judge Martin Kuijer (Justice of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, Vice-President of Venice Commission)
• Mr Sandy Moss (UK everlasting consultant to the Council of Europe)
• Professor Michele Nicoletti (the former President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe)
• Professor Aoife Nolan (President of the European Committee of Social Rights)
• Dr Theodoros Roussopoulos (TBC) (the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe)

University of Liverpool workers members will even present interactive grasp courses. They shall be led by:

• Dr Amanda Cahill-Ripley
• Professor Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou
• Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas
• Dr Maayan Niezna
• Dr Vassilis Tzevelekos

How a lot does it value?

Participation payment
£800 GBP

Accommodation
Bed and breakfast lodging shall be roughly £800 GBP

Scholarships
A quantity of scholarships shall be offered to the chosen contributors protecting the participation payment and bed-and-breakfast lodging solely. The scholarships are offered by the Council of Europe and the University of Liverpool’s International Law and Human Rights Unit.

Visas
We can’t provide any visa associated assist. However, accepted contributors will obtain a letter confirming their place in the summer time faculty which they will then exhibit throughout their visa application. Please go away ample time to apply for a UK visa as you could expertise delays.

How to apply

Deadline and outcomes

Those candidates who want to be thought-about for scholarships should submit no later than 23:59 (UK time) on 24 February 2025. Applications from the fee-paying contributors is not going to be accepted after 23:59 (UK time) on 30 April 2025.

Organisers

Contact us

Please direct any enquiries to: slsjmret@liverpool.ac.uk.