Year: 2021
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Two New EIN Publications for NGOs on ECtHR Judgment Implementation
The European Implementation Network (EIN) this month published two new documents aimed at aiding civil society organisations to further the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The first relates to the creation of so-called national Implementation Hubs, in which NGOs can…
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Protocol 15 Ratified by all Contracting Parties to the ECHR
As of 21 April 2021, all Contracting Parties to the ECHR have ratified Protocol 15. It will enter into force on 1 August 2021. The Protocol was adopted in 2013, so it took eight years for all States to ratify it. Italy was the last…
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Frédéric Krenc Elected New Judge in Respect of Belgium
Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected Frédéric Krenc as the new judge in respect of Belgium. Mr Krencs was elected by absolute majority, right away in the first round, receiving 148 of 262 votes. Mr Krenc is a practising lawyer…
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ECHR MOOC Starts Again on 4 May
Utrecht University’s free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the ECHR is starting again on 4 May 2021. Registration is open now! To enroll, please go to the Coursera platform. The MOOC entitled ‘Human Rights for Open Societies – An introduction into the ECHR’ is taught…
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PACE Meeting on Navalny, Covid-19 Vaccination, Election of ECtHR Judges and More
From 19-22 April 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will meet to discuss a number of urgent issues. The following items in the agenda are relevant for the the Convention system as a whole: – The arrest and detention of Alexei…
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New Book on European Consensus between Strategy and Principle
Jens T. Theilen has published with Nomos a book titled European Consensus between Strategy and Principle: The Uses of Vertically Comparative Legal Reasoning in Regional Human Rights Adjudication. The book is open access and can be downloaded for free here. Here is a short abstract…
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Webinar on the European Court of Human Rights: Navigating Turbulent Relationships with States
On 14 April 2021, the Garden Court North Chambers in association with the University of Manchester and the Accountability Unit are hosting a webinar on the European Court of Human Rights: Navigating Turbulent Relationships with States. Here is the description and programme of the webinar…
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ESIL & iCourts Conference on the European Court of Human Rights
The interests groups on International Courts and Tribunals and International Human Rights Law of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) are co-organising with the iCourts Centre of Excellence at the University of Copenhagen the online conference ‘The Influence, Legacy and Future of the European Court…
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New Book on Judge Pinto de Albuquerque and the Progressive Development of International Human Rights Law
Triestino Mariniello (Liverpool John Moores University) has edited a book Judge Pinto de Albuquerque and the Progressive Development of International Human Rights Law, published with Brill | Nijhoff. This is the book abstract: ‘This is the first English written book that includes the most significant opinions…
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Liber Amicorum Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos on Fair Trial: Regional and International Perspectives
Iulia Motoc, Lubarda Branko, Maria Tsirli, Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, Robert Spano have co-edited a Liber Amicorum Linos-Alexandre Sicilianos Procès Équitable: Perspectives Régionales et Internationales/Fair Trial: Regional and International Perspectives, published with Anthemis. The book contains contributions in French and English. The abstract of the book…