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Symposium on the Challenges of Chișinău
Since the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights, the system has been recognized for its continuous and progressive evolution. Through slow but incremental change, over the past decades we have witnessed the adoption of new protocols that grant individuals access…
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New Book on EU Fundamental Rights in ECtHR Case-Law
Victor David (KU Leuven) has published the book EU Fundamental Rights as a Special Source for the European Court of Human Rights. Doing the opposite of many studies in this field, it looks at the influence of EU fundamental rights law on…
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New Podcast Episode ‘Lawyering Before the ECtHR’
The ‘Between Heat and Hope’ Podcast just released its new episode entitled ‘Lawyering Before the European Court of Human Rights‘. In the episode, Veronika Fikfak (University College London) shares her experience with human rights litigation before the ECtHR and the ‘European Human…
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The ECHR’s Procrustean bed: A final call for perspective in the Chișinău process
By Alice Donald and Andrew Forde In Greek mythology, Procrustes made visitors fit his bed by either stretching them or cutting off their legs. Sure, they would “fit” the bed, but at what cost? Applying an arbitrary approach to a complex problem…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below our newest selection of academic readings related to the European Convention on Human Rights and its Court: * Tobias Mortier, ‘The four horsemen of illegitimacy? Unveiling the ECtHR’s interpretation of its legitimate aim requirement through a comparative categorization of…
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New Book on Legal Mobilization of Workers before the ECtHR
Filiz Kahraman (University of Toronto) has just published a new book entitled ‘Labor in Hard Times: Workers’ Legal Mobilization at the European Court of Human Rights‘. It discusses workers’ turn to human rights litigation before the European Court of Human Rights and the…
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The Court’s Annual Report and Opening of the Judicial Year
At the end of January, The European Court of Human Rights organised its opening of the judicial year and published its annual report. At the formal opening, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, in his speech called for judicial unity and solidarity…
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New Book on the ECtHR and Authoritarian Populism
Alain Zysset (University of Glasgow) has just published a new book, entitled ‘Responding to Authoritarian Populism at the European Court of Human Rights: A Calibrated Framework‘. The book focuses on authoritarian populism as a threat to democracy and the rule of law…
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‘We Make It, You Take It’: Fake Dialogue and Genuine Pressure between the States and the European Court of Human Rights
By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of Liverpool The Dialogue The Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH) has just published a Preliminary Draft Text for the Outcome Document Containing Elements for a Political Declaration. Most of this document is dedicated to the issues of…
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Article 3 ECHR and Chișinău: What Are the Stakes?
By Natasa Mavronicola, University of Birmingham Article 3 ECHR is under pressure. At a recent informal ministerial conference in Strasbourg on human rights day, 10 December 2025, Ministers from 27 Member States of the Council of Europe prepared a joint statement that is…
