Material from the dissemination seminar

The presentations from the dissemination seminar of 23 October 2007 can be found at:

http://www.le.ac.uk/law/wyt/ahrc01.pps

http://www.le.ac.uk/law/wyt/ahrc02.pps

The book to which Judge Ziemele referred is Nina-Louisa Arold, The Legal Culture of the European Court of Human Rights, Brill, 2007, ISBN 978 9004160675

Strasbourg judge visits the University

Judge Ziemele from the European Court of Human Rights has participated in a one day seminar in the University which explored some of themes emerging from the two-year AHRC-funded research project into separate and dissenting opinions in the Strasbourg Court. Judge Ziemele (pictured second from the right) opened the seminar with some remarks on the role of separate and dissenting opinions and heard Dr Boussiakou and Professor White elaborate some of their research findings. At the end of the day Professor Merrills from the University of Sheffield (pictured far left) offered some observations as discussant. Robin White said, ‘This was a valuable seminar which addressed issues of current concern to the Strasbourg Court, and has provided Iris and me with further food for thought on the issues we are investigating. The participation of Judge Ziemele made the day.’

Judge Ziemele to speak at dissemination seminar

Judge Ziemele has agreed to open the dissemination seminar on 23 October by speaking briefly about the preparation of judgments in the Court of Human Rights.

There are just one or two places still available on this seminar, for which booking closes on Tuesday 16 October.

Iris Boussiakou visits the Strasbourg Court

As part of this research project, Dr Iris Boussiakou (the project's research associate) spent the week beginning 1 October at the European Court of Human Rights talking to judges and legal officers about the process of writing judgments. She interviewed ten judges, who provided insights into their own approach to writing judgments as well as commenting on the structure of Strasboug judgments generally. These views will provide the voice from the Court in the outcomes of this research project. We are very grateful to the President of the Court and the staff of the Strasbourg Court for facilitating Dr Boussiakou's visit.