Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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Workshop on Writing and Publishing on the ECHR
The University of Essex and the Academy for European Human Rights Protection at the University of Cologne are co-organizing a workshop for early career researchers. The workshop, entitled ‘Writing and Publishing in the Law of the ECHR: A Workshop for Early Career…
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New ECHR Readings
We have again collected a selection of ECHR-related academic publications of the last few months. Please find them below: * Ludovica Chiussi Curzi, ‘Third parties before the European Court of Human Rights: Addressing Limits, Unfolding Potentials’ Questions of International Law, no. 100…
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Research Report on Protocol 16 in Judicial Practice
How has Protocol 16 ECHR has been implemented and applied so far and could its use be improved? A research report commissioned by the Research and Documentation Centre of the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands has just been published and presented…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below our newest batch of selected academic publications on the European Convention of Human Rights and the Court European Court of Human Rights and its case-law: * Lize R. Glas, ‘The age of subsidiarity? The ECtHR’s approach to the admissibility…
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Call for Papers on Defending Judicial Independence
The ELTE Institute of Political and International Studies (Hungary) and CNR Institute for International Legal Studies (Italy) have launched a joint call for papers. Together, they are organising a conference entitled ‘Empowering Domestic Judiciaries: The Role of European Actors in Defending Judicial Independence.’ The…
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15 Years ECHR Blog!
A walk with a friend through Brussels in 2008. That is when the idea for the ECHR Blog first started to bubble in my mind. Today this blog with this post (no 1281!) marks exactly its 15th anniversary since its first post…
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New Report on Freedom of Artistic Expression in Europe
The Council of Europe has published a new report, authored by Sarah Whyatt, on the freedom of artistic expression in Europe, entitled Free to create: artistic freedom in Europe. it includes an overview of the state of artistic freedom in Europe ass…
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The Reykjavik Summit and Declaration
Long-awaited, the fourth ever Council of Europe Summit has been taking place yesterday and today in Reykjavik’s Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre. As the Council itself called it, “[a]n historic opportunity for the Council of Europe to refocus its mission, in the light of…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a new selection of academic readings on the European Convention of Human Rights and its Court: * Tobias Mortier, ‘Reprehensible or Legitimate Aims? A Proposal for a New Approach to Article 18 ECHR in Light of its Predominance Test’,…
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New Romanian Judge Elected
Last week, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) elected Sebastian Răduleţu as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Romania. He will succeed judge Iulia Antoanella Motoc. In a tight race, Mr Răduleţu obtained a…