Month: March 2011
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London Conference on EU Accession to ECHR
The European Institute of University College London is organising a conference on 20 May 2011 entitled “Who will be the ultimate guardian of human rights in Europe? Implications of the European Union’s Accession to the European Convention on Human Rights”. This is the information provided…
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Article on ECHR Abuse Clause and Freedom of Expression
The newest issue of our Utrecht/SIM publication, the Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights (vol. 29, no. 1) includes an article by Hannes Cannie and Dirk Voorhoof, both of Ghent University, entitled ‘The Abuse Clause and Freedom of Expression in the European Human Rights Convention: An…
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Italian Book on Role of the Judge and ECHR
Roberto Conti has just written a new Italian-language book on the European Convention on Human Rights and the role of the judge (La Convenzione europea dei diritti dell’uomo. Il ruolo del giudice), published with Aracne Editrice. This is the abstract in Italian: In una pubblicazione,…
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New Academic Articles on ECHR
A few recent articles concerning the ECHR in law journals: the Columbia human rights law review (vol. 42, 2010/11, no. 1), pp. 233-277 includes: * A. Izumo, Diplomatic assurances against torture and ill treatment: European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence The Fordham international law journal…
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Pilot Judgment Procedure Included in Rules of Court
The phenomenon of the Pilot Judgment Procedure for a long time lacked a clear legal basis, although it had a stronger political backing by way of calls of the Committee of Ministers. In addition, it was not always clear when and how the European Court…
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Bluff Your Way Into The ECHR
The information department of the Court has compiled a small online brochure entitled ‘The European Convention on Human Rights in 50 Questions’. Ranging from “Does the Convention evolve?” to ‘What is a pilot judgment?’, the small online booklet contains a wide range of factual information.…
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Working Paper on ECHR and Copyright Law
Robin Herr of the Copenhagen Business School Law Department has posted a working paper on SSRN entitled ‘The Right to Receive Information Under Article 10 of the ECHR: An Investigation from a Copyright Perspective’. This is the abstract: The purpose of this paper is to…
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New Guide on EU and ECHR Non-Discrimination Law
Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It also marks the launch of a new book entitled ‘European Non-Discrimination Law’, which integrates the converging yet very complex interlocking system of non-discrimination law of the European Union and of the European Convention…
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Grand Chamber Judgment in Lautsi: No Violation
Today, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Italy did not violate the ECHR in the highly publicised case about crucifixes in classrooms in Italian public schools. The judgment in Lautsi v Italy follows two years after an earlier Chamber…
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Case Note to Gäfgen v Germany in International Legal Materials
I have just posted on SSRN my introductory case note to the European Court’s Grand Chamber judgment in the case of Gäfgen v Germany, on which I posted earlier here, as it was published in the International Legal Materials of the American Society of International…