International standards and the current national problems OF ngos (2 hours).

1. International acts on NGOs’ activity. EU standards of civil society and NGOs’ activity and support.

2. The European Court of Human Rights’ decisions on NGOs.

3. The implementation of the international standards on NGOs’ activity in Ukraine: the current problems.

Keywords:

International standards, European standards, European Court of Human Rights, ratification and implementation.

Documents to be analyzed:

Fundamental Principles on the Status of Non-governmental Organisations in Europe and explanatory memorandum (2002). Available at: http://legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/8082

The Legal Status of Non-governmental Organisations and their Role in a Pluralistic Democracy (1998). Available at: http://legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/7982

Case of Koretskyy and others v. Ukraine (Application no. 40269/02). Available at the Official Web Site of the European Court of Human Rights.

Questions:

1. Name the main international standards on NGOs’ activity.

2. Explain the importance of the decisions of the European Court of Human Rights for Ukraine. Will the decision on the Case of NNN vs. Check Republic be mandatory for Ukraine?

3. Work on your student’s portfolio.

Student’s Portfolio – chapter 4: Present the accurately and neat typed or written chapter in a single folder before the beginning of the seminar. 1. List 5-7 current problems of NGOs in Ukraine that can be solved by the implementation of the international standards in the Ukrainian legislation. Make 2 columns: in the first list the current problems, in the second list the titles of the relevant international documents. 2. Write the annotation of the research Article, which follows (approx. 200- 300 words). Annotation of the research Article should include: author, title, main ideas and arguments.

The research Article to be annotated:

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