Month: March 2022
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New Factsheet on the Implementation of ECHR Cases Concerning Domestic Violence
Last week, the Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has published a new thematic factsheet on cases related to domestic violence. Here is a brief description: The present factsheet provides examples of general and individual measures reported by States in
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New Issue ECHR Law Review
The newest issue of the ECHR Law Review has just been published (vol. 3. issue 1). A number of its articles are dedicated to the special theme of the ECHR and climate change. These are the substantive articles and introductory editorial (some of which are
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ECHR Continues to Apply for Russia Until 16 September 2022
The European Court has made public today its decision about the date until when the Russian Federation, after having been ousted from the Council of Europe last week, is bound by the ECHR: 16 September 2022. The decision, adopted by the plenary Court yesterday (22 March), thus
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Political Salvation of Europe’s Human Rights System? The Case for a Fourth Council of Europe Summit
By Andrew Forde Russia ceased to be a Member State of the Council of Europe with immediate effect on 16 March 2022 in the context of the procedure launched under Article 8 of the Statute of the Council of Europe (CoE). The Committee of Ministers
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The Court’s Case-Law Guides Virtually Complete
In the all upheaval of politics and war surrounding the ECHR system these weeks, other matters may be easily overlooked. For the accessibility and understanding of the enormous amount of Strasbourg jurisprudence, structural overviews are essential, even for specialists. For a long time, the Court’s own Case-Law Guides have been
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‘No Longer a Member State of the Organisation’: The Expulsion of Russia from the Council of Europe and Articles 7 and 8 of the Statute
By Nikos Vogiatzis, University of Essex Introduction Russia is no longer a member state of the Council of Europe. On 16 March, the Committee of Ministers (CM) of the Council of Europe decided, “in the context of the procedure launched under Article 8 of the Statute
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Webinar on Russia and the Future of the Council of Europe
On 30 March, the School of Law at Middlesex University London will host a webinar on Russia and the future of the Council of Europe. Here is a brief abstract of the event and the list of speakers. “It is now certain that the Russian
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Formal End of Russia’s Council of Europe Membership
The day has come: this morning, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has today formally decided that the Russian Federation ceases to be a member of the organisation. This happens after just over a quarter century of membership, since Russia joined on
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a selection of new ECHR-related readings of the past few months: * Jacob Mchangama, Natalie Alkiviadou, ‘Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Whatever Happened to the Right to Offend, Shock or Disturb?’, Human Rights Law Review, 2021, Vol. 21, Issue
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What Would Russia’s Departure from the Council of Europe Mean for the Strasbourg System of Human Rights Protection?
By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of Liverpool. On 10 March 2022, the authorities of the Russian Federation informed that they are not going to participate in the Council of Europe any longer. The exact legal consequences of this statement are unclear but it is highly likely that the