The Awareness Raising on the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and other international human rights obligations of the Czech Republic

About this project

<p style="text-align: justify"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The project aims to raise general awareness of human rights standards among state employees, legal professionals and general public based on the presumption that an experienced and qualified state administration will protect and improve human rights as well as prevent human rights violation.&nbsp; Furthermore, the project will enhance the available human rights information sources and educational materials.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">The project will, inter alia, include the following main activities:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">&nbsp;<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Establish an integrated web portal on human rights in order to publish in one place information on international human rights obligations of the Czech Republic and the judgments of the ECtHR and decisions of other international human rights bodies. Information shall be thematically categorized, fully searchable so as to facilitate access to this essential information on human rights to legal experts such as judges, prosecutors, or experts working for state administration. The Project Promoter shall be assisted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) during the process of establishing the integrated web portal on human rights. The partnership collaboration shall facilitate the transfer of know-how and the sharing of experience and knowledge on the development and implementation of web tools between the FRA and the Project Promoter. Potential synergies between the project’s web portal and EU-wide web tools developed by FRA – including its Charterpedia and EU Fundamental Rights Information System – could be identified and exploited through the partnership cooperation,</span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Develop an electronic compatibility manual to enable legislators and other actors to assess the compatibility of legislation proposals with international instruments and capacity building for the legislators and on how the manual shall be used in practice,</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif">Training and other educational activities provided by the Faculty of Law of the Charles University aimed primarily at the law students.</span></li> </ul>

Project partners

• European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Donor project partner· Austria
• Faculty Of Law, Charles University Project partner· Czechia
• The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Project partner· Austria