On 27-28 April, RRT held a two-day specialization seminar for lawyers focusing on the case law and procedures of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in cases involving complaints in connection with deportation and detention of foreign nationals. The seminar was attended by about 50 lawyers representing 19 different bar associations and 4 NGOs from across Turkey.

In addition to RRT staff, two distinguished legal experts from ECRE and the ECtHR have contributed to the event as trainers. Day 1 of the seminar started with a discussion of the Turkish domestic law and implementation framework governing deportation proceedings and immigration detention within the scope of the Law on Foreigners and International Protection and followed on with a discussion of ECtHR case law on risk of serious harm in connection with returns under Article 3 of ECHR and legality of immigration detention under Article 5 of ECHR. Day 2 of the seminar covered procedural and legal questions in relation to applications to ECtHR in deportation cases and the Court’s admissibility assessment, followed up with a case study exercise.

The seminar was organized in the framework of a project implemented by RRT in association with American partner organization Refugee Solidarity Network (RSN) aiming to contribute to the strengthening of legal expertise among Turkish legal practitioners on immigration and asylum law.