Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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CoE Guidelines on Preventing and Remedying ECHR Violations
We had not yet reported on it, but at the end of last month, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe adopted guidelines to assist themselves, the 46 Council of Europe member states, in their efforts to comply with their obligations…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a number of newly published readings related to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights of the last few months: ● Veronika Fikfak and Lora Izvorova, ‘Language and Persuasion: Human Dignity at the…
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Video Interview with Court President Robert Spano
Current Court President Robert Spano is in his last few weeks at the helm of the European Court of Human Rights. To look back at his presidency of the Court over the last 2.5 years, he has been interviewed this month by…
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Hybrid Colloquium on Margin of Appreciation
This Thursday 13 October, in the afternoon, Maastricht University, is organising a hybrid colloquium entitled ‘The Margin of Appreciation as the Bridge Between the Universal Presence of Human Rights and Their Concrete Implementation’. The full programme can be found here. This is…
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New Book on Private Actors and the Procedure Before the European Court
A bit over a week ago, my Utrecht Law School colleague and SIM fellow Claire Loven successfully defended her PhD dissertation. Followers of this blog may know her as the moderator of our MOOC on the ECHR. Dr Loven’s monograph has already been published with…
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Updated Factsheet on Mass Surveillance and the ECHR
The European Court of Human Rights has published a revised version of its factsheet on Mass Surveillance. This newest update of September 2022 includes the leading cases ranging from the classic 1970s landmark judgment in Klass and others v Germany to the Haščák v. Slovakia…
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New Court Vice-Presidents and Section Presidents
The election of the Court’s new President yesterday entitled a reshuffling of a number off other key functions within the European Court of Human Rights. In the same plenary meeting yesterday, the Court’s judges elected amongst themselves two new Vice-Presidents and two Section Presidents of…
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Siofra O’Leary New President of the Court
Today, the European Court of Human Rights has elected Síofra O’Leary, judge in respect of Ireland, as its new President. Síofra O’Leary is the very first female President since the creation of the European Court of Human Rights. She joined the Court…
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Russia No Longer a Party to the ECHR as of Today
Today, 16 September 2002, presents a sad landmark: the Russian Federation ceases to be a party to the European Convention on Human Rights. Exactly half a year has passed since Russia was excluded from the Council of Europe following its invasion of…
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New Book on Environmental Rights and the European Court
Natalia Kobylarz (Senior lawyer at the registry of the European Court of Human Rights) and Evadne Grant (Associate Lecturer at the University of the West of England) have co-edited and just published the book, which is also a special issue of the Journal…