Opening of the judicial year 2012
Solemn hearing
At the solemn hearing which followed the seminar, President Sir Nicolas Bratza and Thomas Hammarberg, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, addressed an audience of about 300, including many representatives of judicial institutions and national and local authorities. S
Video of the ceremony: Original language - English - French
Seminar
The Court's judicial year was formally opened on Friday 27 January 2012. Some 200 leading judicial figures from across Europe were invited to participate in a seminar on the topic How can we ensure greater involvement of national courts in the Convention system?
Video of the seminar: Original language Part 1 - Part 2 - English Part 1 - Part 2 - French Part 1 - Part 2