ANNOUNCEMENT: Online round table “The Rule of Law in Croatia – Challenges and Recommendations in the Field of Judiciary and Other Institutional Areas from a Human Rights Perspective”

Human Rights House Zagreb is organizing online round table “The Rule of Law in Croatia – Challenges and Recommendations in the Field of Judiciary and Other Institutional Areas from a Human Rights Perspective” that will take place on 1 December 2021 from 1pm – 3pm via Zoom platform.

The aim of this round table is to instigate the public debate on the challenges related to the rule of law in Croatia with a special focus on the challenges of the rule of law in the judiciary and other institutional areas related to checks and balances from a human rights perspective. 

Relevant experts will share their observations on the rule of law in Croatia from the perspective  of the European Commission, Ministry of Justice and Administration, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia, as well as in the light of the country-focused judgments of the European Court of Human Rights against Croatia and the Ombudsperson’s perspective.

The panelists of the round table are:

Jože Štrus, Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate General for Justice and Consumers;
Ministry of Justice and Administration of the Republic of Croatia (tbc);
Goran Selanec, Judge, Constitutional Court of the Republic of Croatia; 
Tena Šimonović Einwalter, Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia;
Štefica Stažnik, Representative of the Republic of Croatia before the European Court of Human Rights 

Moderator: Tatjana Vlašić, Deputy Ombudswoman of the Republic of Croatia

Please note that simultaneous Croatian-English translation will be provided.

We kindly ask you to confirm your participation by 28 November to e-mail: kontakt@kucaljudskihprava.hr or to register here.

Photo: European Commission