Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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Joint NGO Statement on the Interlaken Process
A number of leading human rights NGOs have just issued a joint statement on the Interlaken Process, on which I reported earlier here. The statement is entitled ‘Human rights in Europe: Decision time on the European Court of Human Rights’. This is…
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Russia Urged to Implement Pilot Judgment
Last week, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe urged the Russian Federation to adopt reforms to fully implement the pilot judgment in the case of Burdov (No. 2) v. Russia, on which I have reported earlier here. Although the…
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Roma Marriage Judgment
This week, the Court gave an important judgment on the treatment of minorities by ECHR state parties. In the case of Munoz Diaz v. Spain (Appl.no. 49151/07) the Court held that Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) in conjunction with Article 1 of…
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Articles on ECHR
The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), where I am based, compiles handy regular overviews of human rights articles. Let me highlight those which cover ECHR-related issues here: * G. Sumner, ‘We’ll sometimes have Strasbourg: privileged status of community law before the…
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Freedom of Expression for Historians
Coming to terms with its past is a challenge for many societies. The role of a former Hungarian Prime minister, Pál Teleki, in anti-Jewish policies before and during WW II, is at the core of a judgment by the Court this week:…
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My Own Article on Pilot Judgments
Dear readers, allow me to make a reference to one of my own upcoming articles. Later this month the main Greek Law Journal Nomiko Vima will publish a special issue on the 50th anniversary of European Court of Human Rights. It will…
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New Human Rights Articles in French
The newest issue of the Revue trimestrielle des droits de l’homme is out (No. 80, 2009). For those readers who are fluent in French: it contains a whole number of ECHR-related articles, dealing with a wide range of issues including jurisdiction, freedom…
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PACE Rapporteur Visits Italy on ECHR Implementation
Earlier this week, Christos Pourgourides , rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights, visited Italy. In his talks with government officials he specifically addressed an issue…
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Article on ECJ and ECtHR
The newest issue of the journal Law and Practice of International Courts and Tribunals (volume 8, no. 3) includes an article by Tobias Lock of University College Lodnen. It’s entitled ‘The ECJ and the ECtHR: The Future Relationship between the Two European…
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Article on ECtHR and Comparative Law
Monika Ambrus, a colleague within the Netherlands School of Human Rights Research, based at Erasmus University Rotterdam, has posted ‘Comparative Law Method in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights in the Light of the Rule of Law’ on SSRN.…