On 5 November 2026, Mattias Guyomar, President of the Court, Ivana Jelić, Vice-President of the Court, Davor Derenčinović, judge elected in respect of Croatia, Gilberto Felici, judge elected in respect of San Marino and Abel Campos, Deputy Registrar of the Court, participated in a conference held in Zagreb to markthe 30th anniversary of Croatia’s membership of the Council of Europe and its signing of the European Convention on Human Rights.

The President delivered opening remarks and took part in a panel entitled “Domestic courts on the Front Line of Human Rights Protection – the Zagreb and Strasbourg views”, during which he highlighted the importance of shared responsibility between the Court and the national authorities.

During the same conference, judge Derenčinović addressed the key achievements and challenges in Croatia’s relationship with the Court, while Vice-President Jelić highlighted the role of the European Convention on Human Rights in protecting the right to a healthy and sustainable environment. Judge Felici spoke about migration and State’s rights and obligations, particularly in the context of national security, and the Deputy Registrar addressed the implementation of the Convention and its impact on cases brought before the Court.

On 6 November, the President delivered a lecture at the Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb, during which he outlines the contemporary challenges facing the European Court of Human Rights.