Protocol and Visits Directorate

Protocol

The Protocol team organises and manages events and activities involving the representation of the Court and its Members. This includes

  • formal sittings
  • official visits
  • study visits from national supreme and constitutional courts, as well as international courts
  • the annual Meeting of National Judges

Seminars and Visits

The Seminar and Visits Unit helps to promote awareness of the Court by welcoming groups of visitors and offering programmes tailored to their interests. This includes

  • seminars for national judges
  • study visits for legal professionals and law students
  • information sessions for non-lawyers
  • educational programmes for high school student
  • art tours

Every year, the Court hosts around 4 000 legal professionals and 13 000 other visitors, mainly law students.

For more information on visiting the Court, see our page on Visiting the Court.