This joint webinar with the Academy of European Law (ERA) and the University of Bristol covers everything from key terms and concepts to the most recent legal developments of trans rights in Europe. Participants will hear from leading experts about EU laws, how European courts affect trans rights, and practical ways to support trans people within legal and institutional systems.
Combining structured presentations with discussions and impulse sessions, the programme provides a balanced mix of theory, policy insights, and hands-on guidance to build practical skills for navigating this fast-changing area.
About the webinar
Date and Time: 07 – 08 December 2026, 09 – 13:00 CET, online
Target audience: trans activists, LGBTI rights advocates, journalists, academics, paralegals, lawyers, judges, legal staff of ombudspersons and NGOs, policymakers and civil servants.
This event is free to attend due to the generous co-financing of the UKRI Futures Leaders Fellowship .
Deadline to apply: 01 December
Note: Registration spots are limited, and participants will be selected. Individuals will not be discriminated in that procedure based on the EU’s protected grounds.
Key topics
Key terms and concepts of trans identities
The basics of EU law on trans rights
How European courts are influencing real-world change
Insights from recent landmark EU court cases
Speakers
Richard Köhler, Senior Policy Officer, TGEU — Trans Europe and Central Asia, Berlin
Annelies Cardon, Team Coordinator Trans and Intersex, Policy analysis and support, Institute for the Equality of Women and Men, Brussels
Anthony Collins, former Advocate General, CJEU; judge, Court of Appeal, Dublin
Nadège Defrère, Team Leader, Unit for Non-Discrimination: LGBTIQ, Age, Horizontal Matters, Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission, Brussels
Peter Dunne, Co-professor, University of Bristol Hrefna Friðriksdóttir, Professor of family and inheritance law, University of Iceland, Reykjavik
Iustina Ionescu, Human Rights Lawyer, Accept, Bucharest
Neža Kogovšek Šalamon, Judge, Constitutional Court of Slovenia, Slovenia
Denitsa Lyubenova, Lawyer, Head of the Legal Programme, LGBT Deystvie, Sofia
Vanya Teneva, Judge, Stara Zagora Regional Court, Stara Zagora
Alina Tryfonidou, Assistant Professor in Law, University of Cyprus, Nicosia
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