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Earthquakes in Türkiye and the Right to Life: Whither Positive Obligations?
On 6 February 2023, Türkiye and Syria experienced two devastating earthquakes which affected the lives of more than 24 million people. The death toll has passed 30.000, and the UN fears that the figure could double. The number of injured and homeless…
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The ECtHR’s Future Processing of Applications against Russia
In a number of recent decisions (most notably in Fedotova and Others v. Russia, Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, Kutayev v. Russia and Svetova and Others v. Russia) the European Court of Human Rights has explained how it will deal with both…
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New Thematic Factsheet on Climate Change
The European Court of Human Rights has published a new factsheet on climate change. The Court has yet to rule on State obligations to prevent climate change. The factsheet contains the three cases on environmental matters currently pending before the Grand Chamber…
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Lecture on Ireland and the ECHR by Court President Síofra O’Leary
Yesterday, the President of the ECtHR Síofra O’Leary gave an online lecture on Ireland, the Council of Europe and the ECHR. The lecture was organized by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs on St. Brigid’s day. President O’Leary spoke about Ireland’s engagement with…
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Annual Press Conference of the President of the ECtHR
On Thursday 26 January 2023, the President of the ECtHR Síofra O’Leary held a press conference during which the Court’s activities and statistics for 2022 were presented. President O’Leary began the conference by stating that the year 2022 was marked by Russia’s invasion…
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Expert Workshop on Climate Change, Human Rights and ECHR
On 14 April 2023, the European University Institute (EUI) is hosting an expert workshop in Florence on Climate Change Cases before Human Rights Courts and Treaty Bodies. The workshop, organized by the Law Department of the EUI together with the PluriCourts Centre of…
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New Icelandic and Danish Judges Elected
Earlier this week, on Tuesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected two new judges to the European Court of Human Rights, in respect of Denmark and Iceland. The new Danish judge will be Anne Louise Haahr Bormann. she has professional…
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Webinar on Ukraine v. Russia before the European Court of Human Rights
On 1 February, the Walther Schücking Institute for International Law at the Christian-Albrechts-Universität (Kiel) will hold an online seminar entitled “Of Parties, Third Parties, and Treaty Intertretation: Ukraine v. Russia before the European Court of Human Rights“. The speakers include Isabella Risini…
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New Handbook on the ECHR
Mark Villiger, former judge at the European Court of Human Rights and professor emeritus at the University of Zürich, has just published a new Handbook on the European Convention on Human Rights with Brill. It is oriented towards practice and covers both the organisation of the Court itself,…
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New Book on Combating Hate Speech During Electoral Processes
The Council of Europe has published the new book Toolkit on combating hate speech during electoral processes. Here is a brief summary: ‘Freedom of expression is enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and protects citizens from interference with their right to…
