In the short presentation here below, Mrs. Daniela Amodeo, President of the European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association (EULITA) addresses lawyers who meet their foreign clients and need an interpreter who is not present but works in remote. Some tips are suggested on the best way to conduct the interview and underlies the importance of […]
In this short video, Dr. Anna Pivaty, postdoctoral researcher, University of Maastricht, discusses the pros and cons of audiovisual recording of police interrogations of suspects from the suspects’ rights perspective. While audiovisual recording leads to more professional and fair suspect interviewing, lawyers should be aware of potential pitfalls of such recording. The presentation relies on […]
Objective This conference aims at presenting an update on the state of play regarding the six EU Directives on procedural rights and discussing the need for further measures at EU level. The conference will offer lectures, round-tables and discussions for judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, court interpreters, as well as prison and probation staff from all […]
Title: “Interpreting-Issues for the Accused in the police station and court” Date: Thursday 19th December 10.30 a.m. (9.30 a.m. UK) Lecturer: Mrs. Gillian Mawdsley, Lav Society of Scotland, Criminal Law Committee Content: This webinar will deal with the issue of interpreting as an accurate court interpreting — the right to understand and be understood — […]
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– Title: “Criminal defence at police stations: a comparative and empirical study” – Lecturer: Dr. Anna Pivaty, postdoctoral researcher, University of Maastricht. . Dr. Pivaty conducts research on the influence of European norm-making institutions on the enforcement of fair trial rights in the individual European states. In 2004-2010, she was involved in strategic litigation before the European Court of Human Rights, while […]
Following Netpralat’s cycle of online webinars we present the following: – Title: “Litigating in European courts on procedural rights of criminal suspects and accused” – Lecturer: Dr. Anna Pivaty, postdoctoral researcher, University of Maastricht. Dr. Pivaty conducts research on the influence of European norm-making institutions on the enforcement of fair trial rights in the individual European states. In 2004-2010, she was […]
The project Netpralat launches it’s first online webinar in the framework of the project. The webinar will be held online on Friday 20th of September Time: 10:30 a.m. (9.30 a.m.UK) This is a free webinar but enrolment is needed, contact: manager@netpralat.eu – Title: “Why should we care about vulnerable accused persons?” – Lecturer: Ms. Gillian Mawdsley. […]
From 10th to 12th of June has been held in Vilnius, Lithuania, the second Train the Trainers International session for criminal lawyers. This training followed the same structure as the one held in Maastrict in May 2019 where 13 lawyers from 6 different countries: Estonia, France, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Spain were trained. The objective […]
The expert of the NETPRALAT project – Agata Stajer – was present at the LEAP Annual Conference organised by Fair Trials in March in Zagreb 2019. She had a chance to present the project as a tool for possible cooperation among European defence lawyers. The NETPRALAT project itself is an outcome of the cooperation of […]