Европейский центр защиты прав человека

О проекте Вакансии Контакты Отчеты

## Job Description for the Post of the Lawyer

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#### The Overall Aim

To work on litigation before the European Court of Human Rights to provide victims of human rights abuse in the Russian Federation the opportunity to seek legal redress for the violations they have suffered, thereby raising awareness of human rights abuse and hopefully contributing to improved human rights practices in the future.

#### Main areas of litigation

1. Protection of the victims of armed conflicts (art. 2, 3, 5, 6, 13 of the Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms).

2. Discrimination (ethnic, religious, etc.) (art. 14 of the Convention, in combination with other appropriate articles).

3. Freedom of expression and association issues.

4. Criminal and civil justice.

5. Such other categories of work as are agreed in conjunction with the project lawyers in Moscow and London.

#### Main Responsibilities

In conjunction with UK lawyers, to carry out the following:

1. Case selection within the above mentioned areas: developing an ECHR test case strategy; identifying applications which have the potential to be successful at the ECHR, with a particular focus on cases which, if successful, will have the most significant effects on the development of the relevant law, policy and practice.

2. Casework: preparation of applications to the ECHR; maintaining correspondence with the registry at the ECHR; preparation of cases for Strasbourg representation; preparation of further observations on admissibility, merits and just satisfaction.

3. Support for and liaison with applicants (including obtaining instructions from the applicants as required; keeping applicants informed about the progress of cases; maintaining regular contact with applicants.)

4. Support for work of regional lawyers (including travel to the regions).

5. Contribute as required to the Bulletin, website and other publications.

6. Participation in training (will be held by UK lawyers on the practice and procedure of the ECHR).

7. Obtaining publicity in the federal media, for the activities of the project and developing other means of informing potential applicants and their advisors of the project’s work.

8. Reporting (keeping London office informed of the progress of cases including submitting a written monthly report in the prescribed format).

The position is based in the dedicated Memorial-EHRAC project office in Moscow. Applicants must have native, or near-native Russian and good written and spoken English.

#### Salary

€ 800 - €1030 nett commensurate with experience.

Deadline for applications 14 September 2008.

Please apply with a CV and covering letter in English explaining how your education and professional experience qualify you for this position, your motivations for applying, and your interest in human rights to:

Tina Devadasan, Project Manager,
ehrac@londonmet.ac.uk
tel: ++44(0)207 133 5087
fax: ++44(0)207 133 5173
European Human Rights Advocacy Centre,
222 Ladbroke House, 62-66 Highbury Grove, London N5 2AD, United Kingdom

Please note that applications in Russian or without a covering letter will not be considered.

Опубликовал: Татьяна Томаева, Aug 14 2008, 16:32

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