On 30 September the Fall School on European law started with the lecture on Article 6 – Right to a fair trial of European Convention on Human Rights. Advocate from Germany, Dr. Thomas Nappert, spoke about the presumption of innocence, protection from double liability, and referred to the right to be heard openly. The lecture was followed by discussions.
Further, Dr. Nappert delivered a lecture on the rights of prisoners and application of anonymous witness testimony.
The participants of the Fall School had an opportunity to draw parallels between the national and international legislation, get acquainted with the German experience, as well as to communicate with the German advocate.
The day ended with excursion, they visited the Hayravank Monastery Complex and had lunch in a restaurant near the Lake Sevan.
Organizers of the Falls School on European Law are: German Foundation for International Legal Cooperation (IRZ), The Law Foundation of Armenia, Armenian Young Lawyers Association Non-Governmental Organization. For more information on Summer School 2013 please visit here. Information on the on Summer School 2014 is available here.
