Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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Dual Nationality and Election Rights
Usually results of past elections are at stake in judgments concerning the right to vote, but last week the European Court issued its judgment in a forward looking case: Tanase and Chirtoaca v. Moldova. The two applicants in the case complained that…
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Euthanasia Follow-Up in Strasbourg?
The question of interim measures is en vogue this week. A highly publicised case of euthanasia in Italy has led to an application in Strasbourg by concerned Italians. They also asked for interim measures, but those were refused by the Court on…
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Gender Discrimination EU-ECHR
Professor Samantha Besson of the University of Fribourg has just published ‘Gender Discrimination under EU and ECHR Law: Never Shall the Twain Meet?’ in the newest issue of the Human Rights Law Review (vol. 8, No. 4, 2008, pp. 647-682). Here is…
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Interim Measure for 11 Afghans
Yesterday, the President of the Court decided to apply Rule 39 of the Rules of Court and ordered France not to remove a group of eleven Afghan nationals to Afghanistan. The group is being held in administrative detention pending their removal on…
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New Issue European Human Rights Law Review
A new issue of the European Human Rights Law Review has recently been published. These are the contents of the issue (no. 5 of 2008), according to the International Law Reporter: – Anthony Lester & Paola Uccellari, Extending the Equality Duty to…
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Hate Speech Calendar Judgment
A calendar that promotes hate speech. That was the object of attention in a recent judgment of the Court in the case of Balsyte-Lideikiene v. Lithuania. Although handed down already two weeks ago, it is very worthwhile to read. The case concerns…
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Article on Constitutionalization of ECHR
Wojciech Sadurski of the European University Institute posted a working paper on SSRN last week entitled ‘Partnering with Strasbourg: Constitutionalization of the European Court of Human Rights, the Accession of Central and East European States to the Council of Europe, and the…
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Clarification of Trade Union Rights
Just released: today the Grand Chamber of the Court delivered its judgment in the case of Demir & Baykara v. Turkey, an important case on trade union rights. The Chamber unanimously found that Article 11 ECHR had been violated. Interestingly, the case…
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Negative Labelling of Osho Movement
Government campaigns warning about religions. It might be a sensitive topic anywhere, but maybe especially so in Germany. The isse was at the core of a judgment decided by the Court last week: Leela Förderkreis e.V. and Others v. Germany. The applicants…
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Results of Article 10 Seminar
On 10 October a special seminar on the Freedom of Expression (Article 10) was held at the European Court of Human Rights. The papers presented there and the conclusions are now available here. They include critical assessments of recent restrictive trends in…