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Call for Papers for 15th Anniversary Strasbourg Observers
On 8-9 May 2025, the Strasbourg Observers Blog will be celebrating its 15th anniversary with a symposium in Ghent, Belgium. For this special occasion, researchers are invited to submit a contribution and reflect on important developments at the Court and/or in the…
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Hybrid Event on the ECHR and Sports
On Tuesday 29 October at 12:15 ET, the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School is organizing an event entitled ‘The Rights of Athletes and Players: The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in Adjudicating Global Sports Disputes’. During the…
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Report on Non-Implementation of European Court Judgments
The European Implementation Network and Democracy Reporting International released their new report entitled ‘Justice Delayed and Justice Denied: Non-Implementation of European Courts’ Judgments and the Rule of Law‘. It is their third edition, with again the specific focus on the non-implementation of…
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New Judge in Respect of Poland Elected
Yesterday, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly elected Ms Anna Adamska-Gallant as a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Poland for a term of office of nine years. Ms Anna Adamska-Gallant is a Polish lawyer specializing in international criminal…
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New Elections in the Court
Last week, the plenary of the European Court of Human Rights elected from amongst its midst three judges to new positions. First off, a new Vice-President of the Court was elected: Judge Ivana Jelić, the judge elected in respect of Montenegro. She will start…
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New Thematic Factsheet on Rights of Persons With Disabilities
The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has just issued a new thematic factsheet on how judgments of the Court have helped to protect and advance the rights of persons with disabilities…
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Special Issue on the Links Between Admissibility and Remedies at the ECtHR
I am very happy to announce that the European Convention of Human Rights Law Review has just published our special issue on ‘Heads and Tails’: Admissibility and Remedies at the European Court of Human Rights’ (Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2024). The special…
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Council of Europe History Book
The Council of Europe has published a special book to celebrate its anniversary, entitled History of the Council of Europe – 75 years of European co-operation and authored by Birte Wassenberg professor of contemporary history at Strasbourg University. The book is also…
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New Session of the MOOC on ECHR Now Live
A new session of Utrecht University’s free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the ECHR is now live again! The session started on 7 September and runs for six weeks until 28 October 2024. Registration is open until 16 October. To enroll,…
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Registration for the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition Open
The registrations for the 13th edition of the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition are now open! The Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition is a Europe-wide moot court competition dedicated to the European Convention on Human Rights. It was founded in 2012 by…
