Legal Training 2013 (18-19 March, Berlin)

March 20, 2013

Agenda and Objectives

The agenda of the training can be accessed below:
Equinet Legal Training 2013 (agenda)

The general objective of this training was to enhance participants’ capacity in dealing with cases and to further develop their expertise in interpreting and effectively/efficiently using anti-discrimination legislation.

The training offered particular opportunities to learn about and discuss with peers issues relating to:

– The shift of the burden of proof and types of evidence in discrimination cases

– Situation testing and its use

– Practicalities of involvement in a case before the European courts

– Disability discrimination

Summaries

The Secretariat has compiled a summary of the main discussions and arguments at the training. You can access this summary below. Berlin Legal Training summary

Presentations

Keynote presentations in order of appearance:

– Uyen Do, Migration Policy Group, Evidence in discrimination cases and the place of situation testing (click here for the presentation);
– Alexander Klose, Büro für Recht und Wissenschaft, Berlin, Practical experiences with situation testing (click here for the presentation);
– Barbara Bos, Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, Practical experiences of judging evidence and shifting the burden of proof (click here for the presentation);
– Thomas Henze, Division EA5 Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany before the European Courts
German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Referring discrimination cases to the CJEU – implications of the Belov case (click here for the presentation);
– Clare Collier, Equality and Human Rights Commission, UK, Practical aspects of involvement in a case before the European Court of Human Rights (click here for the presentation);
– Dr. Andreas Inghammar, Lund University, Discrimination on the ground of disability (click here for the presentation);
– Tarek Naguib, Centre for Social Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Chronic disease: Ground of discrimination? Findings of a study on disability commissioned by the FADA (click here for the presentation);