On 15 and 16 December 2025, the Academy for European Human Rights
Protection of the University of Cologne is organising
a workshop for early-career researchers. The workshop is entitled ‘Writing
and Publishing in the Law of the ECHR and other International Human Rights
Systems‘. The workshop will be hybrid (in person at the Academy for
European Human Rights Protection in Cologne, as well as online).
The deadline for submissions is 12 October 2025. Here is more information on
the call for submissions and the workshop itself:
Background and Scope of the
Workshop
In recent years, the pressures on
human rights law and its associated institutions have intensified. Challenges
posed by democratic and rule of law backsliding, digitalisation, migration and
planetary environmental crises have forced international human rights courts
and tribunals to develop strategic responses. Meanwhile, states have pushed for
the reform of human rights treaties and, in certain instances, have withdrawn
from these treaties altogether. Recognising the significance of this discourse,
Early Career Human Rights Researchers have found themselves at the forefront of
research on these phenomena, centring their research projects on human rights
courts and tribunals, either in isolation or comparatively, and their
respective responses. The Academy for European Human Rights Protection
(University of Cologne) is excited to announce an upcoming workshop focussed on
the process of writing and publishing in the context of the ECHR and other
international human rights treaties, in particular the institutional responses
to these challenges, with the overarching aim of enabling these Researchers to
increase the visibility and impact of their work in their respective
fields.
The workshop has multiple objectives. It aims to address
a range of questions central to effective publishing strategies in the law of
the ECHR and other international human rights systems. The theoretical
component of the workshop will particularly focus on the following challenges:
How can
researchers engage with comparative research and perspectives from other
international human rights systems? How to write articles in the field of the
ECHR from a critical perspective? Which types of articles on the ECHR and other
human rights systems attract the interest of journal and book series editors?
What do judges or members of international human rights bodies read?
The workshop has multiple
objectives. It aims to address a range of questions central to effective
publishing strategies in the law of the ECHR and other international human
rights systems. It also aims to give Early Career Researchers an opportunity to
discuss works in progress in small groups: while such work should be related to
the broader theme of human rights, we very much welcome contributions from
various disciplines and/or incorporating comparative or critical perspectives.
Lastly, and following the inaugural workshop in February 2024, this year’s workshop
seeks to expand the network of scholars working in that field, thereby
establishing a regular forum for exchange of ideas and best publishing
practices.
Call for Submissions
We invite submissions from Early
Career Researchers (broadly understood), working on human rights law and
fundamental rights as well as other disciplines, including philosophy, history,
political science, sociology and anthropology, addressing the various
challenges international human rights systems are facing. Submissions may have
a focus on a particular human rights system and/or adopt a comparative approach
in their research. Alongside academic merit, the Selection Committee will also
consider factors such as diversity and geographical representation in the
selection process.
Submissions should be in a single
Word or PDF document and include the following:
- CV (including
a list of publications, if applicable; max. 2 pages); - Letter of
motivation (max. 300 words) explaining how the workshop could help improve
their approach to writing and publishing and advance their scholarly
career; - Indication of
whether the applicant is planning to attend in person or online; - Optionally, an abstract of the work to be discussed in small groups (e. g., book
project proposal, article, funding application, policy brief) on which the
applicants wish to receive feedback (max. 500 words). This is not a
compulsory element of the application process, and its omission will not
in any way impact the selection. We very much welcome
applications also from participants who do not wish to take part in the
group sessions.
Applications should be submitted
via email to [email protected].
The deadline is 12 October 2025 (Attention – deadline extended!).
Successful applicants will receive
a written confirmation of acceptance by the end of October 2025. There is no
fee to participate in the workshop, but participants will be responsible for
their own travel and accommodation arrangements (should they participate in
person in Cologne). To facilitate such costs, a late afternoon start (2 pm) on
Monday, 15 December 2025, and a late afternoon finish (2 pm) on
Tuesday, 16 December 2025, is envisaged.
Any further questions about the
workshop should be directed to [email protected].
Organisers: Angelika Nußberger; Nikos
Vogiatzis; Reza
Khabook; Joseph Finnerty; Vandita Khanna; Matthias Hermes.
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