24/11/2014 - 28/11/2014
Madrid and Strasbourg – A study visit for judges and staff of the Constitutional Chamber of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Constitutional court of Madrid will take place on 24-25 November 2014. The study visit participants will get an insight into the work of the Spanish colleagues as well as exchange opinions on a number of issues identified by the Kyrgyz delegation.
This visit will be followed by the visit to the Council of Europe and the European court of human rights on "The Council of Europe standards on human rights and recent developments related to the case law of the European Court of Human Rights" on 26-27 November. The participants will be able to follow closely the work of the Venice Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly, the Commissioner for Human Rights office, judges and lawyers of the EctHR and other bodies and services of the Council of Europe.
Finally, during the seminar organised in the framework of the project "Support to the Kyrgyz authorities in improving the quality and efficiency of the Kyrgyz Constitutional justice system” the judges will learn about the experience of several European Constitutional Courts as well as about the practice of the European Court of Human Rights on the application of the principle of proportionality. The seminar will take place on 28 November in Strasbourg, France.
These events are organised jointly with the UNDP office in Bishkek within the projects aimed at supporting the Constitutional Chamber of the Kyrgyz Republic with funding provided by the European Union.