FIRST FORUM FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS. Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria. 24th-26th March 2014 AGENDA

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1 FIRST FORUM FOR JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS Initiative of the Project Increasing the Capacity of the Judiciary and Training on the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms at the National Institute of Justice Grand Hotel Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria 24th-26th March 2014 AGENDA 24 th March 2014 (Monday) Registration and Coffee Press conference of project achievements Official Opening Greetings from Mr. Dragomir Yordanov Director of the National Institute of Justice Greetings from Mr. Frode Rognan Charge D Affaire, Royal Norwegian Embassy The Discourse of Human Rights in the Context of the Judicial System and Multiple Challenges Environment - Official Statements of Heads of Institutions policies, perspectives and key accents Address of Prof. Lazar Gruev Chairman of the Supreme Court of Cassation Address of Mr. Georgi Kolev Chairman of the Supreme Administrative Court Address of Mr. Sotir Tsatsarov Chief Prosecutor of the Republic of Bulgaria

2 Address of Ms Sabrie Sapundjieva Deputy Minister of Justice Address of Ms Svetla Petkova, Member of the Supreme Judicial Council Address of Mr. Konstantin Penchev Ombudsman of the Republic of Bulgaria DISCUSSION PANEL I Constitutional Justice projection of common European principles and standards for the protection of human rights The Constitutional Court in the process of Human Rights Protection Prof. Pencho Penev, judge in the first Constitutional Court of the Republic of Bulgaria Moderator: Ms. Neli Madanska Deputy Director f NIJ and Project Leader Lunch DISCUSSION PANEL II Jurisprudence of the European Court for Human Rights overview, conceptual cases and recurrent violations The Dialogue between the European Court in Strasbourg and national courts case law in the direct application of the European Convention of Human Rights and the execution of Court judgments Ms Zdravka Kalaidjieva Judge, ECHR The practice of ECHR on cases against Bulgaria in connection of Art. 13 of the Convention Ms Ludmila Milanova-Fady Senior Lawyer of ECHR Moderator: Mr. Dragomir Yordanov Coffee Break

3 DISCUSSION PANEL III Building Bridges between the Institutions - Role of the State in the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms The implementation of the Compensatory Mechanism and Current Issues with the Government Agent Ms Milena Kotzeva, Head of the Government Agent, Ministry of Justice National Coordination Mechanism on Human Rights Ms Yordanka Parparova, Human Rights Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Moderator: Mr. Dragomir Yordanov Summary and Closing of the Day Cocktail at the restaurant of Grand Hotel Sofia 25 th March 2014 (Tuesday) DISCUSSION PANEL IV The Judicial System a Natural Guarantee of the Rule of Law and Human Rights Protection The Bulgarian Court in the Process of Human Rights Protection Ms Pavlina Panova Deputy Chair, Supreme Court of Cassation Administrative Aspects of the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms Mr. Lozan Panov, Judge in the Supreme Administrative Court Coffee Break The Prosecutor s Office: Impact, challenges and achievements TBD, Prosecutor s Office

4 Mrs. Tonya Todorova expert to the Inspectorate to the Supreme Judicial Council Moderator: Mr. Lozan Panov Lunch DISCUSSION PANEL V The Role of the Council of Europe and ECHR expertise, key issues, perspectives New and Current Practice of the ECHR Principles, standards, implementation - Mr. Jeremy McBride, Barrister, Monckton Chambers, London, Expert to COE and Chair INTERIGHT Coffee Break DISCUSSION PANEL VI Training on issues of the implementation of the European Convention of Human Rights broadening the horizons Increasing the competence of magistrates in implementing the ECHR Mr. Dragomir Yordanov Director, National Institute of Justice Closing of Day 2

5 26 th March 2014 (Wednesday) DISCUSSION PANEL VI The Experience of Bulgarian Attorneys in the process of Human Rights Protection achievements and new challenges Ms Dilyana Giteva Layer, Bulgarian Lawyers for Human Rights Coffee Break WORKING SESSION Non-Government Organizations in Support of the Implementation of stable and adequate policies for Guaranteeing the protection of Human Rights Strengthening Civil Society - Observations and recommendations; Role of NGO sector in Norway Mr. Gunnar Ekelove-Slydal, Deputy Secretary General, Norwegian Helsinki Committee Moderator: Ms. Ivanka Ivanova Programme Director, Open Society Institute Bulgarian Helsinki Committee Bulgarian Center for Non-government Law Association for European Integration and Human Rights Closing of the Forum Analyzing the results of the Forum and mapping out issues for future discussions and Closing of Forum Neli Madanska, Project Leader and Deputy Director of NIJ Lunch