Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Public International Law at Utrecht University.
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Strasbourg Court Publishes the 2020 Annual Report
On 28 January 2021, the European Court of Human Rights published its 2020 annual report. The report provides an overview of the work of the Court and statistics regarding the incoming processed and pending applications. It also contains information regarding the Court’s…
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ESIL Webinar on ECHR and International Law
The Interest Group on International Courts and Tribunals of the European Society of International Law is organising an online webinar on ‘The Influence, Legacy and Future of the European Court of Human Rights in the International Legal Order’. The webinar will be…
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PACE Elects New Judges of the Strasbourg Court
On 26 January 2021, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has elected two new judges of the European Court of Human Rights. Andreas Zünd was elected in respect of Switzerland and Ioannis Ktistakis in respect of Greece. Both judges obtained…
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Guest Post: The Recent Rise in ECtHR Inter-State Cases in Perspective
By Elif Erken & Claire Loven, PhD researchers at Utrecht University Introduction For those with an interest in inter-State cases before the European Court of Human Rights (Court) January 2021 was an important month. In January 2021, the Court issued its admissibility…
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Training on the Freedom of the Media for Civil Servants
The ‘Matra Rule of Law Training Programme’ offers a training on the Freedom of the Media for civil servants working on the media law or policy from the Western Balkans countries, Georgia, Moldova, Turkey and Ukraine. The training is fully financed by…
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The Convention and the ECHR Blog in 2020
Dear readers of the ECHR Blog, 2020 marked the 70th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. Despite its age, the Convention system has never been more attractive. The scholarly work on the Convention continues to rise, with new books, articles,…
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New Book on the European Court of Human Rights by Judge Nussberger
Earlier this year, Angelika Nussberger published a book entitled The European Court of Human Rights with Oxford University Press. Nussberger is a former judge and vice-president of the European Court of Human Rights and an academic based at the University of Cologne. The…
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ECHR Decides the First Case Regarding Covid-19 Measures
The pandemic Covid-19 has affected the entire globe. Yet, the States have had different responses to this public health emergency. Measures vary from full to partial to ‘intelligent’ to no lockdown. Each response has been guided by different considerations, some paying more…
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ECHR Law Review Issue 2 is Now Available Online
The European Convention on Human Rights Law Review (ECHR Law Review) is a scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the Convention system. The second issue of the ECHR Law Review is now available online. It contains articles, book reviews, an interview and editorial…
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Summer School “ECHR in Times of Crises”
TU Dresden and Leipzig University are organising the 2nd International Summer School “Human Rights in Theory and Practice” from September 5th to 10th, 2021 in Dresden. The Summer School will focus on the topic of “The European Convention on Human Rights in Times of Crises” and…