In April, our Legal Officer, participated in a training on case law developed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with relevance for asylum law. This was organised by the Academy of European Law (ERA) in Strasbourg.
The training provided in depth knowledge on the ECHR approach in asylum cases. Experienced speakers presented the Court’s approach in non-refoulement cases, detention cases, interim measures and the right to family life. The participants could visit the Court and meet the very experienced lawyers working there.
The seminar was attended by lawyers in private practice, judges, European and national civil servants and other legal practitioners dealing with asylum law.
This training was helpful for our own cases pending in front of the ECtHR and our work in front of the Maltese Courts since they are also bound by the Court’s judgements.
An internal training will also be organised within our Legal Unit.
We thank ERASMUS+ for providing the necessary funding for this training.
