Solemn hearing
A solemn hearing took place at the Court on 25 January 2008. During the solemn hearing, Jean-Paul Costa, President of the Court, and Louise Arbour, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressed an audience of about 250, including many representatives of judicial institutions and local and national authorities.
Seminar
A judicial seminar on "The role of consensus in the system of the European Convention on Human Rights" took place on 25 January 2008, at which many eminent figures from European circles were present.