On May 24, an online Meeting regarding “Learning about the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and using it effectively in practice” took place.
The online event was organized by the European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL) with partnership OIRP Białystok & European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
Opening remarks were made by Gabriel N. Toggenburg – Head of Sector, Human Rights Structures and Mechanisms, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Maria Ślązak – President, European Association of Lawyers (AEA-EAL), and Joanna Beata Kamieńska – Dean, OIRP Białystok.
The first half of the meeting was dedicated to the introduction, that was made by Sanja Jovicic, Project Manager, of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) regarding – “The Relevance of the EU Charter for Lawyer’s work and how to enhance its application”. The second part of the meeting covered the issue regarding – „FRA’S Practical Tools and Materials on the EU charter „which was presented by – Cathrin Larmian, Project Assistant, Human Rights Structures and Mechanisms, FRA, and – Sandra Aigner-Accardo, Project Manager, Equality, Roma and Social Rights Unit, FRA.
By the end of the meeting, attendees had the opportunity to exercise in Practical Case Study on the EU Charter.
The materials presented on the Webinar can be found here:
Case law database: https://fra.europa.eu/en/case-law-database
FRA e-guidance: https://e-learning.fra.europa.eu/
Charter case studies: trainer’s manual: https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2022/charter-case-studies-trainers-manual
Country sheets: https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2019/eu-charter-fundamental-rights-use-and-added-value-eu-member-states
Charter App: https://fra.europa.eu/en/charterapp
For additional information please visit: https://fra.europa.eu/en
