Above: Attendees of the Network launch in Strasbourg, 22 November 2024.
Maria Moodie of Garden Court Chambers was invited to speak at the inaugural meeting of the Council of Europe Network of specialised lawyers and NGOs assisting women victims of violence, which took place in Strasbourg on 22 November 2024. Maria provided reflections on how to identify and build strategic litigation, both domestically and before the European Court of Human Rights, that challenge gender-based discriminatory laws, policies, and practices.
For several years, Maria has worked closely with the Council of Europe’s monitoring body for the Istanbul Convention, GREVIO, to assess various countries’ compatibility with the Convention’s provisions related to migrant welfare and access to immigration status, for migrant women and asylum seekers facing gender-based violence.
Maria has a specialist public law practice in the cross-over areas of community care, human trafficking & modern slavery, migrant welfare, and immigration & asylum law.
Maria regularly undertakes both international and domestic advisory and consultancy work related to human trafficking and the treatment of asylum-seeking and migrant women and girls experiencing sexual and gender-based violence.
