Month: January 2020
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Conference at the European Court of Human Rights on Women’s Rights
In two weeks, on 14 February 2020, the European Court of Human Rights, with the Fondation René Cassin – International Institute of Human Rights and with the support of the General Consulate of Japan in Strasbourg, will host a conference on ‘Women’s Human Rights in
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ECHR MOOC Runs Again on 10 February 2020
On 10 February, our MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) ‘Human Rights for Open Societies. An Introduction into the European Convention on Human Rights’ starts again on the Coursera platform. This online course is for everyone who is interested in the protection of human rights and
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Call for Papers 70 Years ECHR Conference at Ghent University
On 18-20 November 2020, the colleagues over at the Human Rights Centre of Ghent University will be organising a conference to celebrate that the ECHR will turn 70 earlier that month. The conference ‘The European Convention on Human Rights turns 70. Taking Stock Thinking Forward’
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Guest Post on Hungary’s Suspension of Pilot Judgment Implementation
It is my pleasure to present another guest post by professor Renata Uitz of Central European University in Budapest. Her comments go into the decision of the Hungarian government of a few days ago of suspending the effect of the pilot judgment of Varga and
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New ECHR Readings
A very good new year for all the readers of the ECHR blog! please find below the newest selection of readings related to the ECHR and the Court: * Jeffrey Kahn, ‘The Relationship between the European Court of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court of