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Newest Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme
The newest issue of the Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme (No. 91) has been published. All its main articles are related to the European Court and European Convention. Here is an overview: * Françoise Tulkens, Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck & Frédéric Krenc,…
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New Book on ECHR – EU Interactions
Giuseppe Martinico, of the Centro de Estudios Politicos y Constitucionales in Spain and Oreste Pollicino, Associate Professor of Comparative Law at Bocconi University in Italy have published a new book in which they research the extent of convergence between Europe’s two main…
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Miscellaneous News
Today, I have a number of miscellaneous issues for you. First, over at the Multirights Blog, there is a report about the resumed negotations between the European Union and the Council of Europe on the EU’s accession to the ECHR. These new…
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Possible Infringement Proceedings Against Russia
Among a number of reforms brought about by Protocol 14 to the European Convention is the possibility for the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to bring infringement proceedings against a state party to the Convention. Article 46(4) of the…
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New ECHR Publications
As a kick-off of the new academic year, the newest online contents overview of the documentation centre of SIM is online now. These are its main ECHR-related references: * A. Hanke, ‘Custody and visitation rights in Germany after the decisions of the European Court…
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Summer Break and Court Documentary
The programme Itineris on TV5 Monde has made a documentary about the European Court of Human Rights. The short film goes into both how the Court works as well as into the building of the Court, designed by Richard Rogers. An accessible…
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Article on Restorative Justice and the ECHR
Friend and colleague James Sweeney of Durham University has written just published the article ‘Restorative Justice and Transitional Justice at the ECHR’ in the newest issue of the International Criminal Law Review (vol. 12. No. 3, 2012). This is the abstract: The entire jurisprudence of the…
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My Book Chapter on National Human Rights Institutions and the ECtHR
I have posted a new piece I wrote on national human rights institutions and the European Court of Human Rights on SSRN. It is entitled ‘The Court’s Ears and Arms: National Human Rights Institutions and the European Court of Human Rights’ and…
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More Translations of European Court’s Case-Law
“Bringing Convention standards closer to home” – it could be the slogan of a political campaign, but it is the title of a project of the European Court of Human Rights. Supported by the Human Rights Trust Fund, it aims to translate more…
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Article on Implementation of ECHR
Courtney Hillebrecht of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has published an article on the domestic implementation of European Court of Human Rights judgments in the Human Rights Review. Part of her research was done here at Utrecht University. The article is entitled ‘Implementing International…
