Month: April 2015
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Call for Tenders on Support to ECHR Effectiveness at National Level
The Council of Europe has issued a call for tenders to evaluate the effectiveness of the Council of Europe support to the implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights at the national level. The consultancy will focus on the following countries: Bulgaria, Moldova, Poland, Romania,
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Five New Judges Elected to the Court
This week the Parliamentary Assembly elected five new judges to serve on the European Court of Human Rights, in respect of Finland, Austria, Ireland, Andorra, and Liechtenstein. This will mean a renewal of part of the Court, but also a loss of experience. Especially the
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Summer School Protection of Fundamental Rights in Europe
The universities of Bologna and Strasbourg and King’s College London are again co-organising a Summer School on “The Protection of Fundamental Rights in Europe”. The Summer School is held from 28 June to 3 July in the castle of the beautiful Rocca di Bertinoro. This
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Conference on ECHR and General International Law
The European Court of Human Rights and the European Society for International Law are jointly organising a conference on “The European Convention on Human Rights and General International Law”. The conference will be held on 5 June in the building of the European Court in
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European Court Recruiting New Registrar
The European Court of Human Rights has opened a vacancy for its highest position below the judges: the registrar. The Court is currently looking for a candidate to succeed to the current registrar. The registrar leads the administrative and judicial support apparatus of the Court
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New ECHR Readings
A large number of new ECHR-related publications have been published as book chapters and articles in the past few months. Here is the first batch of updates on these: * James Sweeney, ‘Non-retroactivity, Candour and ‘Transitional Relativism’: A Response to the ECtHR Judgment in Maktouf