Violence against women: on 22 November 2024, the Council of Europe convened the very first meeting of the Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs assisting victims of violence against women at the Palais de l’Europe in Strasbourg, of which Mr Thuan Dit Dieudonné is a member.

🎤 A presentation at the heart of litigation strategy

Mr Grégory Thuan Dit Dieudonné was invited to speak at the session on how to bring a case before the European Court of Human Rights. His topic: selecting the right case and initiating proceedings – a crucial step in ensuring an application to Strasbourg stands the best possible chance of success.

Alongside leading figures

  • Darian Pavli, judge at the European Court of Human Rights
  • Aida Grgic, Senior Legal Adviser at the Court, on the admissibility of applications
  • Maria Andriani Kostopoulou, Chair of GREVIO (the expert group monitoring the implementation of the Istanbul Convention)
  • Johanna Nelles, Executive Secretary of the Istanbul Convention
  • as well as lawyers and NGOs from across Europe, who have come to share their experience of cases brought before the Court

Key themes

  • The European Court’s case law on violence against women
  • The link between the Istanbul Convention (the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence) and the European Convention on Human Rights
  • Strategic litigation: choosing cases capable of bringing about legal change
  • Alliances between lawyers and women’s rights organisations

Why this is essential

When the State fails to protect a victim of violence, the European Court may rule against it. But to achieve this, the case must be properly constructed from the outset. It is this expertise that the firm offers to victims.

👉 Are you a victim of violence, or a relative of a victim, facing a justice system that has failed to protect you? Our firm will support you all the way to Strasbourg.

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