Panel 7 (Academy of Science) The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in Transition from Totalitarianism: the European mission civilisatrice of our Time? Chair: Ineta Ziemele, European Court of Human Rights Panelists: 1. Olga Butkevych, Kiev's National University of Taras Shevchenko, "The European Court of Human Rights decisions as a Driving Force of Democratization of Court Practice in Ukraine" 2. Valentina Grokhotova, Novgorod Yaroslav the Wise State University, "Russia and the ECtHR`s practice" 3. Massimo Starita, University of Palermo, "Transition démocratique et notion de démocratie dans la jurisprudence de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l'Homme" 4. James Sweeney, Durham University, "Successor Trials in the Post-Cold War Era: Universality and Transition in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights"