International Conference
The Role of Supreme Courts in the Protection of Human Rights
Time and place: Riga Graduate School of Law, 4k-2 Strēlnieku Street, Room W-42, May 2, 2012
Organizers of the Conference: The Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia, Riga Graduate School of Law
Participants: Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Polish Supreme Courts judges, European Court of Human Rights judges, Constitutional Court judges, Riga Graduate School of Law faculty
The Programme of the Conference
Opening speeches
Ivars BICKOVICS, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia
Martins MITS, Dr.iur., Prorector of Riga Graduate School of Law
Ineta ZIEMELE, Ph.D., Judge of the European Court of Human Rights, Professor in Riga Graduate School of Law:
Von Hannover case and dialogue between courts
Danute JOCIENE, Dr.iur, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights:
Subsidiarity principle of the convention system and the case L. v. Lithuania, No.27527/03
Peter GJORTLER, Associated Professor in Riga Graduate School of Law :
Application of human rights by the Court of Justice of the European Union
II. Interaction between Supreme Courts and the European Convention of Human Rights
Moderator Ineta ZIEMELE, Judge of the European Court of Human Rights
Gintaras KRYZEVICIUS, Chairman of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Lithuania:
Tadeusz ERECINSKI, prof. Dr.hab.iur., Chairman of Civil Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Poland:
Eerik KERGANDBERG, Ph.D., Judge of the Criminal Law Chamber of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Estonia :
Influences of ECHR case law in the judgements of the Estonian Supreme Court – is the Strasbourg court the fourth court instance of Estonia?
Kalvis TORGANS, prof. Dr.hab.iur., Senator of Civil Cases Department of Senate of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia:
Compensation for damage as remedy in cases of violation of human rights in Latvian courts’ practice
Peteris DZALBE, Chairman of Criminal Cases Department of Senate of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia :
Human rights and criminal procedure in Latvia
Dace MITA, Senator of the Administrative Cases Department of Senate of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Latvia:
Current human rights issues in the case law of Administrative Cases Department of the Supreme Court
Gunars KUTRIS, Chairman of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Latvia :
Dialogue between the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court as a tool for protection of human rights
CONFERENCE MATERIALS