FRANCE: A REMODELLED EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMES INTO OPERATION IN STRASBOURG

Record ID: 989193

  • Title: FRANCE: A REMODELLED EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS COMES INTO OPERATION IN STRASBOURG
  • Date: 3rd November 1998
  • Summary: STRASBOURG, FRANCE (FILE - 1992 (COETV - ACCESS ALL) 1. AERIAL OF EXTERIOR OF NEW HUMAN RIGHTS BUILDING 0.07 STRASBOURG, FRANCE (NOVEMBER 3, 1998) (COETV - ACCESS ALL) 2. LV JUDGES WALK DOWN STEPS OF MEETING HALL (3 SHOTS) 0.17 3. LV/MCU AUDIENCE OF JUDGES (4 SHOTS) 0.29 4. SV PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT JORGE SAMPAIO SAYING "IT MUST ON THE ONE HAND FIND NEW INSTITUTIONAL AND PROCEDURAL MECHANISMS TO RESOLVE THE SYSTEM'S ACKNOWLEDGED DEFICIENCIES. ON THE OTHER IT MUST WELCOME THE NEW JUDGES AND ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE AQUIS - A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR US ALL. AND THIS IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN A RENEWED GEOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL FRAMEWORK BY INCREASING DEFERENTIATED EXPERIENCES SPECIFICITES AND OBJECTIVE CONDITIONS (ENGLISH) 1.00 5. SV JUDGES LISTENING (2 SHOTS) 1.08 6. LV/SLV SWISS JUDGE LUZIUS WILDHABER BEING INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE NEW COURT, SAYING HE WILL CARRY OUT HIS DUTIES AS JUDGE WITH HONOUR, INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY AND THAT HE WILL OBSERVE THE SECRECY OF DELIBERATIONS (FRENCH) (4 SHOTS) 1.29 7. SV WILDHABER SAYING THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE MEMBER STATES, ASSEMBLY OF EUROPE, COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS HAS ENTRUSTED US WITH AN AMBITIOUS TASK. WE WILL TRY TO FULFILL IT WITH INDEPENDENCE AND IMPARTIALITY. WE ARE DEPEDENDENT ON YOUR SUPPORT, WE KNOW WE HAVE NEED OF GOOD WQILL AND COOPERATION OF THE MEMBER STATES." (FRENCH) 1.57 ROME, ITALY (FILE - NOVEMBER 1950) (COETV FILE - ACCESS ALL) 8. SV BUILDING/DELEGATIONS OF SIGNATORIES TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (13 SHOTS) 2.18 9. CU OF EUROPEAN CONVENTION OF HUMA RIGHT DOCUMENT WITH SIGNATURES ON PAGES (4 SHOTS) 2.40 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: STRASBOURG, FRANCE / FILE
  • Country: France
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