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Medvedev Signs Protocol 14 ECHR
Yesterday, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the law approving Protocol 14 ECHR, reports press agency ITAR-TASS. This was the last remaining step to take before Russia formally ratifies by depositing its acceptance with the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Protocol…
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EU Accession to ECHR
Yesterday and the day before, the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency organised a conference on EU accession to the ECHR. The entry into force of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty at the end of last…
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No Religion on Identity Cards
Yesterday, the Court ruled in the case of Sinan Isik v. Turkey on the mentioning of religious affiliation on identity cards. Mr Isik was a member of the Alevi community, which is seen by some as a part of Islam and by…
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PACE Addresses Property Issues of Refugees and IDPs
Permit me to highlight a resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) last week on the issue of ‘Solving property issues of refugees and displaced persons.’ The resolution contains a set of recommendations for member states and is based on human rights…
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Italy Asks for Referral to Grand Chamber of Crucifix Case
Just a few days before the three months deadline, Italy asked last week for referral of the case of Lautsi to the Grand Chamber of the Court. At the beginning of November last year, the Court had found that the compulsory presence…
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Costa’s New Year’s Press Conference
Yesterday, president Costa of the Court gave his annual press conference. He expressed optimism for three very different reasons. First, the entry into force of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty which clears the way for EU accession to the ECHR. President Costa qualified…
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New Italian Judge at the Court
Tuesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected Mr Guido Raimondi He has been elected for a six-year term of office and will replace Vladimiro Zagrebelsky, who in March will be reaching the age of 70 – the age-limit for…
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Book on Interpretation Techniques of ECtHR and IACtHR
Nomos Publishers just published a book by Benavides Casals entitled Die Auslegungsmethoden bei Menschenrechtsverträgen Die Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte und des Interamerikanischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte (Methods of intepretation of human rights treaties by the European and Inter-American Courts of Human…
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PACE, S-G, and Interlaken
Last December the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) held a hearing on the Interlaken process entitled ‘The future of the Strasbourg Court and enforcement of ECHR standards: reflections on the Interlaken process’. The conclusions of the chairperson of that…
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New Academic Articles on ECHR
Here is an overview of recent ECHR-related articles in leading academic journals (and less recent ones, that I did not notify before). First, the Human Rights Law Journal features two articles on the ECHR in its latest issue (vol. 9, no. 4,…
