Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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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 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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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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Our Public Resource on the Convention’s Future
As ECHR Blog editorial team, we have created a dedicated page, entitled ‘Future of the Convention‘, on which we keep track of the debates about the future of the Court and the Convention which started with the open letter of nine heads…
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New Edition ECHR Teaching Resources
The Council of Europe has just published the newest, 2026 edition of The European Convention on Human Rights in practice – Teaching Resources. This open access online booklet is geared towards teachers, assumedly in secondary education (but also useful potentially for non-law students…
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ECHR Travaux Préparatoires Open Access Online
It has been some years in the making, but a key set of documents, the Convention’s Travaux Préparatoires, have now been made open access online, as a result of a collaboration beween the European Court of Human Rights and De Gruyter Brill…
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New ECHR Blog Year
Our very best wishes for the new year to all our readers. Amidst the whirlwind of international news and the flouting of international law and human and fundamental rights, this blog will continue to provide news, thorough analysis and announcements on everything…
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New Edition of Frowein and Peukert ECHR Handbook
The newest, fourth edition of one of the key classic handbooks on the ECHR in the German language has been published: Frowein / Peukert, EMRK-Kommentar at N.P. Engel Verlag. In the spirit of its original authors, Jochen Abr. Frowein und Wolfgang Peukert, a…
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FRA Note on EU Accession to ECHR
The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) of the European Union has just published a note with questions and answers about the accession of the EU to the ECHR. More information from the Council of Europe on the process and its history, including the…
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Lize Glas and Corina Heri Join as ECHR Blog Editors
It is our great pleasure to expand the team of the ECHR Blog with two new editors: Lize Glas and Corina Heri. With the ever-evolving developments, both in practice, in case-law and academia, around the European Convention of Human Rights, it is wonderful…