EVENTS
Upcoming WHLS Events Date 30 June 2022
Speaker
Talk title and content overview
Dr Andreas Yiannaros, Programme & Student Lead, LLB at the University of Law.
Talk on Human Rights: “Russia’s exclusion from the Council of Europe: Good news or bad new first?
Dr Andreas Yiannaros is Programme & Student Lead LLB and Head of Foundation Year at the University of Law (London, Bloomsbury). He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a member of the Society of Legal Scholars, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the Human Rights Lawyers Association. He has consultancy experience on equality and non-discrimination law. Andreas is an external expert to the Council of Europe (CoE/SOGI) and has published widely on human rights, non-discrimination, freedom of movement and human rights accountability for multinational corporations.
After 26 year of membership, the Russian Federation was excluded from the Council of Europe on 16 March 2022 under Article 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe, following Russia’s acts of aggression against Ukraine which, according to the Council’s Committee of Ministers, constitute a serious violation by the Russian Federation of its obligations under Article 3 of the Statute of the Council of Europe. Following Russia’s denunciation of the Convention, Russia ceased to be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights as it has now lost its party status under the ECHR (Art 58(3)). In light of these seismic developments, the European Court of Human Rights rapidly decided to suspend the examination of all applications against the Russian Federation. Against this background, the talk will explore the legal, political and ethical dimensions of Russia’s cessation of CoE membership and the impact this is likely to have on human rights, civil society and the rule of law in Russia and in Europe.
7 July 2022
Leon Trayman, Voice Coach and Public Speaking Expert
Public Speaking Skills Session 1: hints, tips and techniques on how to improve your public speaking skills.
14 July 2022
Leon Trayman, Voice Coach and Public Speaking Expert
Public Speaking Session 2: in a sequel to session 1; Further hints, tips and techniques on how to improve your public speaking skills. There will also be an opportunity to masterclass your public speaking skills.
All events will be held at The University Law, 14 Store Street, Bloomsbury, WC1E 7DE, registration will start at 6.00 p.m., the session talks will start at 7.00pm, with an 8.00pm. finish. Please sign up early as places are limited to 100 per event on a “first come first served” basis. ■ CENTRAL LONDON LAWYER | 9
