Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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Miscellaneous
Today, a few short notifications a various kinds: Last week, the Court issued an admissibility decision which sheds some additional light on the Salduz jurispudence (on the right to have access to legal assistance for suspects when being interviewed by the police).…
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ELI Research Paper on Court’s Case-(Over)Load
The European Law Institute (ELI) in Vienna has published a research paper on the case overload of the European Court of Human Rights. The paper was written by the Court’s former registrar and future judge Paul Mahoney together with Luzius Wildhaber, Jean-Paul…
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Dean Spielmann New President of the European Court
The judge elected on behalf of Luxembourg, Dean Spielmann, has today been elected by his peers as the successor to the Court’s current President, Nicolas Bratza. The latter’s term of office as judge at the European Court of Human Rights is due…
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New ECHR Academic Articles
The newest ‘current contents’ selection of SIM’s documentation (August 2012) includes a number of articles on the Convention and the Court: * G. Martinico, ‘Is the European Convention going to be ‘supreme’? A comparative-constitutional overview of ECHR and EU law before national…
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A Practical Guide on Admissibility Criteria
The Council of Europe has published the second edition of ‘Bringing a case to the European Court of Human Rights – A practical guide on admissibility criteria’ both in English and in French. It is, as far as I can see, the…
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New Edition of German-Language ECHR Handbook
As I am currently enjoying the hospitality of the Ludwig Boltzmann Institut für Menschenrechte (BIM) in Vienna, where I am doing some research, I cannot fail to mention the publication of the fifth edition of an important Austrian publication on the ECHR:…
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Newest Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme
The newest issue of the Revue Trimestrielle des Droits de l’Homme (No. 91) has been published. All its main articles are related to the European Court and European Convention. Here is an overview: * Françoise Tulkens, Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck & Frédéric Krenc,…
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New Book on ECHR – EU Interactions
Giuseppe Martinico, of the Centro de Estudios Politicos y Constitucionales in Spain and Oreste Pollicino, Associate Professor of Comparative Law at Bocconi University in Italy have published a new book in which they research the extent of convergence between Europe’s two main…
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Miscellaneous News
Today, I have a number of miscellaneous issues for you. First, over at the Multirights Blog, there is a report about the resumed negotations between the European Union and the Council of Europe on the EU’s accession to the ECHR. These new…
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Possible Infringement Proceedings Against Russia
Among a number of reforms brought about by Protocol 14 to the European Convention is the possibility for the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe to bring infringement proceedings against a state party to the Convention. Article 46(4) of the…