Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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Report on Non-Implementation of European Court Judgments
The European Implementation Network and Democracy Reporting International released their new report entitled ‘Justice Delayed and Justice Denied: Non-Implementation of European Courts’ Judgments and the Rule of Law‘. It is their third edition, with again the specific focus on the non-implementation of…
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New Elections in the Court
Last week, the plenary of the European Court of Human Rights elected from amongst its midst three judges to new positions. First off, a new Vice-President of the Court was elected: Judge Ivana Jelić, the judge elected in respect of Montenegro. She will start…
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Special Issue on the Links Between Admissibility and Remedies at the ECtHR
I am very happy to announce that the European Convention of Human Rights Law Review has just published our special issue on ‘Heads and Tails’: Admissibility and Remedies at the European Court of Human Rights’ (Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2024). The special…
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Council of Europe History Book
The Council of Europe has published a special book to celebrate its anniversary, entitled History of the Council of Europe – 75 years of European co-operation and authored by Birte Wassenberg professor of contemporary history at Strasbourg University. The book is also…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a new selection of academic readings related to the European Convention on Human Rights and its Court: * Francesca Tammone, ‘Challenging Externalization by Means of Article 4 ECHR: Towards New Avenues of Litigation for Victims of Human Trafficking?’, Netherlands International…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a new selection of recent writings, articles and other, about the European Convention on Human Rights and its Court: * Fleur van Leeuwen, ‘Epistemic Blind Spots, Misconceptions and Stereotypes: The Home Birth Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human…
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Court and Academia Dialogue
The University of Strasbourg’s Law Faculty is organising its fourth annual colloquium between academics and judges of the European Court of Human Rights. The French-language hybrid event, entitled ‘Dialogue entre la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme et la Doctrine’, takes place…
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New President and Other Changes at the Court
Last week, the European Court of Human Rights announced a number of position changes in its internal organisation. Most pre-eminently, the Court elected its new President: Marko Bošnjak, the Court’s judge in respect of Slovenia. Since 2022, he has been a vice-President…
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75 Years Council of Europe and Civil Society
In the week in which the Council of Europe celebrates its 75th anniversary (founded on 5 May 1949) – a full and bilingual timeline is available here – two civil society initiatives were undertaken: The first is the presentation to states of…
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New Judges Elected
Last week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), elected three new judges to the European Court of Human Rights, in respect of Ireland, Latvia, and Liechtenstein. In respect of Ireland, Úna Ní Raifeartaigh was elected. She is currently a…