Cabinet Laurent Hincker
Human rights
This activity holds a privileged position within the practice owing to the presence in Strasbourg of the European Court of Human Rights.
Within the creation of the new Court, provided for in the 11th protocol which came into force in November 1998, the number of cases concerning Human rights has soared, with a new and increased diversity.
To meet the demands of procedure and of european Human Rights Law, a team of highly qualified lawyers surrounds Mr Hincker.
Today, this branch of activity covers approximatively a hundred cases within the practice. Petitions have been filed against number of countries, which refer to violations of most articles of the Convention.
As an example, the following cases treated by the practice can be mentionned:
- Monnet v France
- Prime minister Erbakan ( Refah partisi ) v Turkey
- UMO Ilinden v Bulgaria
- Préfet Bonnet v France ( pending )
- Société Anthropologique de France v France ( pending )
- Asanidze v Georgia ( pending )
Laurent Hincker has recently extended his field of activity as regards Human rights by initiating projects of training in Human Rights Law for Lawyers ( sollicitors, judges ), but also for NGOs, Trade Unions, Associations, Humanitarian Foundations, and social and medical contributors ( especially in Central Europe ).
In this respect, Mr Hincker belongs to the Association for Training and Research in Human Rights Law and European Law ( AFREDH ), which is based in Strasbourg and comprises, amongst others, judges of the European Court of Human Rights, members of the European Parliament, officials in charge of the European Social Charter, professors and Lawyers.