Opening of the judicial year 2011

Solemn hearing

Photo of judges in hearing room

At the solemn hearing which followed the seminar, President Costa and Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, addressed an audience of about 300, including many representatives of judicial institutions and national and local authorities.

 Speech by President Jean-Paul Costa

 Speech by António Guterres

Video of the ceremony: Original language - English - French

Seminar

Participants in Seminar room

The Court's judicial year was formally opened on Friday 28 January 2011. Some 200 leading judicial figures from across Europe were invited to participate in a seminar on the topic What are the limits to the evolutive interpretation of the Convention?

 Proceedings of the seminar

Video of the seminar: Original language Part 1 - Part 2 - English Part 1 - Part 2

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