The newest episode on the European Law-oriented podcast Europa Felix is dedicated to the current discussions around the European Court of Human Rights and migration. Its host, Felix Ronkes Agerbeek, interviews researcher Eva Sevrin (universities of Ghent and Leuven) on what the Court’s case-law on the much-debated issue of migration actually says. In the context of the current political debates leading up to the Council of Europe’s declaration on the matter later this month, facts and expert insights are sorely needed. This interview provides those in an accessible way. This is the abstract of the episode:
‘The European Court of Human Rights has come under growing political pressure, with some political leaders claiming that its case law on migration should be “rebalanced” because it protects “the wrong people”. Not everyone embraces that rhetoric, but it is no longer coming only from the political fringes. This May, the 46 Member States of the Council of Europe are expected to adopt a joint political declaration on migration and the European Convention on Human Rights.
In this episode, I speak with Eva Sevrin, a researcher at Ghent University and the KU Leuven Center for Public Law who specializes in migration and human rights law. We focus on a simple question that often gets lost in the debate: what does the Court’s case law actually say?’
Highly recommended, as are the other episodes of this podcast made by my good friend Felix: always well-informed, enjoyable, and accessible!
