Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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Two New EIN Publications for NGOs on ECtHR Judgment Implementation
The European Implementation Network (EIN) this month published two new documents aimed at aiding civil society organisations to further the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The first relates to the creation of so-called national Implementation Hubs, in…
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Frédéric Krenc Elected New Judge in Respect of Belgium
Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected Frédéric Krenc as the new judge in respect of Belgium. Mr Krencs was elected by absolute majority, right away in the first round, receiving 148 of 262 votes. Mr Krenc is…
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ECHR MOOC Starts Again on 4 May
Utrecht University’s free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the ECHR is starting again on 4 May 2021. Registration is open now! To enroll, please go to the Coursera platform. The MOOC entitled ‘Human Rights for Open Societies – An introduction into the…
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ESIL & iCourts Conference on the European Court of Human Rights
The interests groups on International Courts and Tribunals and International Human Rights Law of the European Society of International Law (ESIL) are co-organising with the iCourts Centre of Excellence at the University of Copenhagen the online conference ‘The Influence, Legacy and Future of…
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New Book on Migration and the ECHR
Başak Çalı (Hertie School), Ledi Bianku (University of Strasbourg) and Iulia Motoc (European Court of Human Rights) have co-edited the new book Migration and the European Convention on Human Rights, published with Oxford University Press. A video of the online launch of…
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New Book on Torture, Inhumanity and Degradation under Article 3 ECHR
Natasa Mavronicola (University of Birmingham) has published the new book Torture, Inhumanity and Degradation under Article 3 of the ECHR. Absolute Rights and Absolute Wrongs with Hart Legal Publishing. This is the abstract: ‘This book theorises and concretises the idea of ‘absolute…
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Guest Post: VCL & AN v UK – Prosecution of Trafficking Victims Breaches Article 4 ECHR
by: Colin Gregory (University of Leeds) Introduction On 16 February 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) assessed for the first time the prosecution of trafficking victims under Article 4 of the European Convention (ECHR), in VCL and AN v United…
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New Reports and Guides on Case-Law
A number of guides and reports on its case-law, have been published by the Court on its website. They include the following, partly entirely new, partly recently updated versions of existing documents: A new research report, entitled ‘Military operations overseas: state jurisdiction,…
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ECtHR Implementation Trainings
As announced earlier, the European Implementation Network (EIN) is organising a number of country-specific training sessions on the implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights. The first upcoming one focuses on Moldova and take place on 25 and 26…
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ECHR Massive Open Online Course Starts Again on 10 February
With ongoing lockdowns in much of the world due to the pandemic and much teaching still continuing online, our free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the ECHR is starting again on Wednesday 10 Februari 2021. Registration is open now! To enroll,…