• Insights from Recent ECtHR Case Law



Objective

This online conference will discuss recent developments in family law, focusing primarily on the intersection between family law and human rights standards.

Participants will gain insight into landmark judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), addressing critical issues such as the child’s right to be heard, international child abduction, foster care frameworks, and adoption processes.

Additionally, the conference will explore emerging topics including legal recognition of co-motherhood, as well as gender re-assignment and surrogacy.

Key topics

  • The child’s right to be heard: landmark decision
  • Child abduction within a human rights framework
  • Foster care and adoption
  • Co-motherhood
  • Gender identity
  • Surrogacy: new case law and legislation

Who should attend?

Family lawyers, lawyers in private practice and judges involved in family litigation, ministry officials,  representatives of NGOs and children’s rights organisations, academics.

Interactive Online Seminar

The online seminar will be hosted on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly with our top-level speakers and other participants. We will make the most of the technical tools available to deliver an intensive, interactive experience. The highest security settings will be applied to ensure that you can participate safely in this high-quality online seminar.

Fees in €
Standard
EU and ERA patrons
Young lawyers and other groups
Discount Voucher Code
Registration by 24 January 2026
495.00
396.00
396.00
396.00
Registration after 24 January 2026
550.00
440.00
440.00
440.00
Early registration discount
  • 10 % before 24.01.2026
Discounts available
  • EU and ERA Patrons
    Staff of European Union institutions and agencies; Staff of ERA’s patrons: all EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), Albania, United Kingdom, Scotland, Serbia, the German states and the City of Trier.
  • Young lawyers and other groups
    Young lawyers up to and including 30 years of age (important: the participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or identity card on request); Full-time staff of universities or comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or comparable institutions.
  • Discount Voucher Code
    If you have a discount voucher code, please enter the code in the Voucher Field when you register.

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