Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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Short Introduction to the ECHR
For those readers who want a quick and short introduction into the system of the European Convention on Human Rights, the Council of Europe has produced a new and concise book, authored by Martyn Bond ( a journalist and former European civil…
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Book on ECHR and General International Law
Professor Anne van Aaken (University of St. Gallen) and ECtHR Judge Julia Motoc (also connected to the University of Bucharest) have published the edited volume ‘The European Convention on Human Rights and General International Law‘ in the European Society of International Law…
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Handbook on Implementation of ECtHR Judgments
The European Implementation Network has published a new handbook entitled ‘Implementation of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights – A Handbook for NGOs, injured parties and their legal advisers‘. The handbook is a great ‘how-to” guide for civil society organisations…
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New Book on Strategies of Compliance and the European Court
Andreas von Staden (University of Hamburg) has published the new book Strategies of Compliance with the European Court of Human Rights. Rational Choice Within Normative Constraints, in the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights Series. This is the abstract: ‘In Strategies of Compliance…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a range of recent academic articles and publications about the European Convention and the European Court: * My Utrecht colleague Janneke Gerards has just published (open access) the article ‘Margin of Appreciation and Incrementalism in the Case Law of…
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My New Article on Squeezed Civic Space and Human Rights
I am happy to announce that my new article entitled ‘Squeezing civic space: restrictions on civil society organizations and the linkages with human rights‘ has been published open access and is thus freely available to all in the International Journal of Human…
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Protocol 16, New Rules of Court and Website on Impact of the ECHR
It is the midst of Summer, but important times for the European Convention of Human Rights system. On 1 August, the new Protocol 16 entered into force for those state parties that have ratified it. This means the European Court will be…
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New Judge in Respect of San Marino
Last week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected a new judge to the European Court of Human Rights. Mr Gilberto Felici was elected as the new judge in respect of San Marino. His term shall start in September…
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My New Article on the European Court of Human Rights as a Norm-Broker
I am very happy to announce that my new article, co-authored with my good colleague and friend dr Michael Hamilton (University of East Anglia) has just been published in the Human Rights Law Review (Vol. 18, Issue 2, 2018, pp. 205-232). The…
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Summer School on Fundamental Rights in the EU and ECHR
The University of Bologna, King’s College London and the University of Strasbourg are co-organising a summer school “The Protection of Fundamental Rights in Europe” (Bertinoro, 24-29 June 2018). This 18th edition, is hosted in the Castle of Bertinoro (see photo), and it…