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New Book: Exporting the European Convention on Human Rights
Maria-Louiza Deftou (Postdoctoral Researcher at the Athens Public International Law Center) has just published a monograph entitled Exporting the European Convention on Human Rights with Bloomsbury. Here is the abstract: ‘This book explores how the European Convention on Human Rights operates and…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a number of newly published readings related to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights of the last few months: ● Veronika Fikfak and Lora Izvorova, ‘Language and Persuasion: Human Dignity at the…
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Launch of the Court’s Knowledge Sharing Platform
On 18 October 2022, the Court’s Knowledge Sharing platform (ECHR-KS) was launched, a platform developed by the Registry. On the platform, up-to-date data and analyses of developments in the Court’s case-law through specific Convention Articles/Transversal Themes are shared. The platform thereby complements…
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Video Interview with Court President Robert Spano
Current Court President Robert Spano is in his last few weeks at the helm of the European Court of Human Rights. To look back at his presidency of the Court over the last 2.5 years, he has been interviewed this month by…
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New Book: Case Law Compendium on the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial Execution
Jeremy McBride (Barrister at Monckton Chambers, London, specialising in cases before the ECHR and the UNHRC) has published the book entitled Compendium of case law of the European Court of Human Rights on the death penalty and extrajudicial execution, with Council of Europe (2022).…
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Hybrid Colloquium on Margin of Appreciation
This Thursday 13 October, in the afternoon, Maastricht University, is organising a hybrid colloquium entitled ‘The Margin of Appreciation as the Bridge Between the Universal Presence of Human Rights and Their Concrete Implementation’. The full programme can be found here. This is…
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New Book on Private Actors and the Procedure Before the European Court
A bit over a week ago, my Utrecht Law School colleague and SIM fellow Claire Loven successfully defended her PhD dissertation. Followers of this blog may know her as the moderator of our MOOC on the ECHR. Dr Loven’s monograph has already been published with…
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New Issue ECHR Law Review
The newest issue of the ECHR Law Review is out now (vol. 3, issue 3). The issue contains an editorial note, two guest editorials, a case report, a book review and research articles. The contributions discuss such topics as the judicial discretion…
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Updated Factsheet on Mass Surveillance and the ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights has published a revised version of its factsheet on Mass Surveillance. This newest update of September 2022 includes the leading cases ranging from the classic 1970s landmark judgment in Klass and others v Germany to the Haščák v. Slovakia…
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Introducing Our New Assistant Editor
Dear readers of the ECHR Blog, we are very pleased to inform you that the editorial team of our blog will be expanded. As of this week, Matilda Rados is joining us as assistant editor. Matilda Rados is junior lecturer in…
