Full Professor of Human Rights in a Multidisciplinary Perspective at Utrecht University.
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ECHR and France News
Last month, a new blog on the ECHR and France was started by Zeki Mardin, in the English language. It focuses on both new applications, pending ones, and follow-up of the European Court’s judgments concerning France. The intended readership is not so…
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Two Articles on EU and ECHR
As a follow-up to my recent post on possible EU accession to the ECHR, here are references to two recent academic articles on the issue, addressing some problems in diverging case-law: * Jiri Malenovsky (a judge at the European Court of Justice),…
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Book on ECHR Reforms and Domestic Implementation
This week a new book on the relationship between the European Court’s reforms and a better domestic implementation of the Convention has been published by Intersentia. Costas Paraskeva, a human rights lawyer in Cyprus, has written ‘The Relationship Between Domestic Implementation of…
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Medvedev Signs Protocol 14 ECHR
Yesterday, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has signed the law approving Protocol 14 ECHR, reports press agency ITAR-TASS. This was the last remaining step to take before Russia formally ratifies by depositing its acceptance with the Council of Europe in Strasbourg. Protocol…
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EU Accession to ECHR
Yesterday and the day before, the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and the EU’s Fundamental Rights Agency organised a conference on EU accession to the ECHR. The entry into force of the European Union’s Lisbon Treaty at the end of last…
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No Religion on Identity Cards
Yesterday, the Court ruled in the case of Sinan Isik v. Turkey on the mentioning of religious affiliation on identity cards. Mr Isik was a member of the Alevi community, which is seen by some as a part of Islam and by…
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PACE Addresses Property Issues of Refugees and IDPs
Permit me to highlight a resolution adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) last week on the issue of ‘Solving property issues of refugees and displaced persons.’ The resolution contains a set of recommendations for member states and is based on human rights…
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Italy Asks for Referral to Grand Chamber of Crucifix Case
Just a few days before the three months deadline, Italy asked last week for referral of the case of Lautsi to the Grand Chamber of the Court. At the beginning of November last year, the Court had found that the compulsory presence…
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Costa’s New Year’s Press Conference
Yesterday, president Costa of the Court gave his annual press conference. He expressed optimism for three very different reasons. First, the entry into force of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty which clears the way for EU accession to the ECHR. President Costa qualified…
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New Italian Judge at the Court
Tuesday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected Mr Guido Raimondi He has been elected for a six-year term of office and will replace Vladimiro Zagrebelsky, who in March will be reaching the age of 70 – the age-limit for…