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The Range of Solutions to the Russian Cases Pending before the European Court of Human Rights: Between ‘Business as Usual’ and ‘Denial of Justice’
By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of Liverpool Exactly in a month time, on 16 September 2022, Russia will no longer be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR or Convention). The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR, Court) will…
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One Judge, Three Questions Video Series
Earlier this week, the new judge in respect of Ukraine (on which we reported earlier here) was sworn in at the European Court of Human Rights: Mykola Gnatovskyy, former member and president of the European Committee Against Torture. For the Court itself, this…
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Opening of the Judicial Year
Last week, on 24 June, the formal opening of the judicial year of the European Court of Human Rights took place in Strasbourg. The dual event, slightly deferred due to the pandemic, started with a seminar for judges of Europe’s highest courts on the apt…
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Invoking Subsidiarity to Weaken ECHR Protection in the UK
Guest post by Katie Lines Introduction For many months now, the United Kingdom’s Government has been solidifying plans to drastically change the country’s human rights framework in a manner that could jeopardise its continued membership of the Council of Europe. On 10 May, the…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a new batch of academic readings from the last few months on the European Convention on Human Rights, the European Court of Human Rights and its case-law: * Paul Gragl, ‘Kant and Strasbourg on Mandatory Vaccinations’, European Convention on…
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Kosovo Applies for Council of Europe Membership
Last week, on 12 May 2022, Kosovo has formally applied for membership of the Council of Europe. For many years, this did not seem a possibility because not all CoE member states recognised Kosovo as a state, but with the new geopolitical situation following…
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Webinar on the European Court of Human Rights: Between Law and Anthropology
On 19 May, the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology is hosting an online conversation with Professor Jessica Greenberg and Professor Angelika Nußberger on the European Court of Human Rights: Between Law and Anthropology. The event will be moderated by Dr Alice…
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Fully Funded PhD Positions on ECHR and Migration
The Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is offering two fully funded PhD positions to study the ambivalent role of the European Court of Human Rights as an actor and forum for the human rights turn in legal…
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Conference on Systemic Non-Implementation of ECtHR Judgments
The European Implementation Network (EIN) is organising a conference entitled ‘Systemic Non-Implementation of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – What Can Civil Society Do?’ on 22 and 23 June in Strasbourg. While geared towards EIN members, other participants are…
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Online Book Panel on New ECHR Books
On 8 June 2022 at 16h00 CET, an online panel will be organized on “Minimalism vs. Maximalism? Challenges and Future Directions in the Interpretation of the European Convention on Human Rights”, chaired by Professor Eva Brems. It centres on three recent ECHR-related monographs and…
