Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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DNA Test to Establish Who the Father Is
Mater semper certa est, is an old Roman-law principle. But what about the father? That was at stake in a recent Russian case in which the Court rendered judgment last week: Kalacheva v. Russia (Appl.no. 3451/05). In 2003, the applicant had given…
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Libel Amongst Politicians During Campaign
Political campaigns are almost never the highlight of civility and politeness, in any country. A recent case of the Court, Karakó v. Hungary (Appl.no. 39311/05), concerns the accusation of libel by one politician against another during an electoral campaign. Please find below…
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New Articles in EHRLR
The newest issue of the European Human Rights Law Review contains several ECHR-related articles. The first is authored by Paul Mahoney and entitled ‘A European Judicial Training Institute on Human Rights’. His plea for a new training instiute for jduges attached to…
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Protocol 14 Bis – The Interim Solution
With Protocol 14 on the reform of the ECHR mechanism still stuck in the Russian Duma, the Council of Europe has launched a new initiative to prevent the European Court from succumbing (or getting crushed) under the increasing case-load. The Committee of…
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Access to Medical Information
Access to information seems to be one of the themes of the month in Strasbourg. After a judgment against Hungary earlier in April, the Court yesterday issued its judgment in the case of K.H. and others v. Slovakia (24 April, Appl.No. 32881/04).…
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As Bad As It Gets
The opening article of the newest issue of the International and Comparative Law Quarterly deals with the – by now -notorious and much-discussed Behrami and Saramati admissibility decision of the Court. The article, authored by Marko Milanovic and Tatjana Papic, is entitled…
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Website for the Court’s 50th Anniversary
The Court is slowly increasing the visibility of its 50th anniversary on its own website. This week a special part of the website has been specifically dedicated to it, in a user-friendly format. It is a work in progress with updates throughout…
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Access to Information Judgment
Last week, the European Court issued its judgment in the case of Társaság a Szabadságjogokért (the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union) v. Hungary. In the case the Court did not recognise a general right to access to information, but did indicate that in…
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New Book on Court’s Case Load Burden
As most of the readers of this blog will be very aware, the Court has been and is still struggling with its huge and growing case load of applications. In the chorus of possible solutions a new voice has been added. Ulrike…
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Report on ECHR Fact-Finding Missions
Philip Leach (the famous ECHR practioner), Costas Paraskeva, and Gordana Uzelac have undertaken extensive research on ‘International Human Rights and Fact-finding. An analysis of the fact-finding missions conducted by the European Commission and Court of Human Rights’, published online by London Metropolitan…