Conference 2023
International conference
“The Role of the Judiciary in Execution of Judgments
of the European Court of Human Rights”
co-organised by the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia
and the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia
21 September 2023, Riga
National Library of Latvia
On 21 September, the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court are organising an international conference “The Role of the Judiciary in Execution of Judgements of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)” with a view to strengthening the dialogue between European courts and the shared values within the European legal area. The conference is held within the framework of Latvia’s presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
Reinforcing the rule of law is the main topic of the conference and, at the same time, one of the aims that Latvia has defined for the period of its presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. At the conference organised by the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court participants will discuss the role of national courts in execution of ECtHR’s rulings, taking into account the principle of subsidiarity. This principle means a shared responsibility of European courts for the protection of human rights. There are no outsiders or insiders within the system of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – subsidiarity helps to ensure the right to a fair trial and to strengthen protection of human rights throughout Europe, so that everyone among more than 600 million Europeans whose rights are protected by this Convention would benefit.
Video recording of the conference
Video recording of the conference is available on YouTube channels of the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court.
Video of the plenary session in Latvian, English and French.
Video of the first break out session “Res judicata and reopening of proceedings after ECtHR judgments and the role of the ECtHR in the supervision of the execution of its judgments” in Latvian, English and French.
Video of the second break out session “Supervision of national measures of execution of judgments of ECtHR and separation of powers; national constitutional identity as obstacle to execution in Latvian, English and French.
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Press releases
21.09.2023. Execution of Judgements of the European Court of Human Rights shapes the common European identity
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