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ECCHR's human rights work covers much more than just the mere application of current law. The law is an expression of social power relations and therefore an instrument of power. We use the emancipatory potential of law in order to unmask unjust power relations and enforce social justice. To go beyond the individual cases, we tread new paths. Our goal is to change or re-create legal norms in the spirit of global justice. The Institute for Legal Intervention expands the individual case oriented strategic litigation. Through the Institute we aim to initiate and foster legal and social debates: through our training program for lawyers – that we could create and expand since 2012 thanks to the generous support of the Bertha Foundation – through the international exchange as well as through transnational cooperation with partner lawyers, partners and through the cooperation with universities and research institutions and through the dialogue with artists and activists.
ECCHR's human rights work covers much more than just the mere application of current law. The law is an expression of social power relations and therefore an instrument of power. We use the emancipatory potential of law in order to unmask unjust power relations and enforce social justice. To go beyond the individual cases, we tread new paths. Our goal is to change or re-create legal norms in the spirit of global justice. The Institute for Legal Intervention expands the individual case oriented strategic litigation. Through the Institute we aim to initiate and foster legal and social debates: through our training program for lawyers – that we could create and expand since 2012 thanks to the generous support of the Bertha Foundation – through the international exchange as well as through transnational cooperation with partner lawyers, partners and through the cooperation with universities and research institutions and through the dialogue with artists and activists.
