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Training on ECtHR Judgments Implementation in Russia
As part of a series of trainings, the European Implementation Network (EIN) and the Netherlands Helsinki Committee (NHC) have issued a call for applications (in Russian here) by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), human rights defenders and human rights lawyers to participate in a training…
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Online ERA Course on ECHR: Human Rights in Times of Emergency
The European Law Academy (ERA) is organising one of its famous courses for professionals online on the theme of ‘Human Rights in Times of Emergency‘ on 28 and 29 January. The course will go into ‘current challenges posed by COVID-19 to individual…
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Guest Post on Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland: Breach of Domestic Law on Judicial Appointments Violated the Right to a Fair Trial
By Ketevan Kukava, head of Rule of Law and Human Rights Direction, IDFI Facts of the Case The case of Guðmundur Andri Ástráðsson v. Iceland, decided on 1 December 2020, provided the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or the Court) with…
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A New Year, A New Look for the ECHR Blog
As the new year of 2021 is starting, it is time for renewal. For this blog, this renewal already started last September with the extension of the editorial team. Now, in the thirteenth year of existence of this blog, we have decided to…
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The Convention and the ECHR Blog in 2020
Dear readers of the ECHR Blog, 2020 marked the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite its age, the Convention system has never been more attractive. The scholarly work on the Convention continues to rise, with new books, articles,…
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New Book on the European Court of Human Rights by Judge Nussberger
Earlier this year, Angelika Nussberger published a book entitled The European Court of Human Rights with Oxford University Press. Nussberger is a former judge and vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights and an academic based at the University of Cologne. The…
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ECHR Articles in December Issue of NQHR
The newest (December) issue of our SIM-based Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (NQHR, volume 38, issue 4) has just been published online. Apart from a column on the #BlackLivesMatter protests in the US and the SIM Peter Baehr lecture on digital human…
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ECHR Decides the First Case Regarding Covid-19 Measures
The pandemic Covid-19 has affected the entire globe. Yet, the States have had different responses to this public health emergency. Measures vary from full to partial to ‘intelligent’ to no lockdown. Each response has been guided by different considerations, some paying more…
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ECHR Law Review Issue 2 is Now Available Online
The European Convention on Human Rights Law Review (ECHR Law Review) is a scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the Convention system. The second issue of the ECHR Law Review is now available online. It contains articles, book reviews, an interview and editorial…
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New Book on the European Court of Human Rights and Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict
Dr Dilek Kurban, based at the Hertie School of Government in Berlin, has published the book Limits of Supranational Justice. The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict with Cambridge University Press. The monograph is a must read for any…
