Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Public International Law at Utrecht University.
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ECHR Developments on Gender-Based Violence Part I: Secondary Victimisation, Discrimination, and Minors’ Consent
By Dr. Jasmine Sommardal, Associate Editor of the ECHR Blog In 2025, the ECtHR has delivered significant judgments concerning gender-based violence. This post provides some reflections on X v. Cyprus of 27 February 2025, I.C. v. Moldova of 27 February 2025,…
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Judge Mattias Guyomar Elected President of the European Court of Human Rights
On 28 April 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR or the Court) elected Mattias Guyomar, Judge in respect of France, as its new President. He succeeds President Marko Bošnjak and will take up office on 30 May 2025. Judge Guyomar…
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A Landmark Judgment: Three Crucial Aspects of Cannavacciuolo and Others v. Italy
By Dr. Jasmine Sommardal, Associate Editor of the ECHR Blog On 30 January 2025, the Court delivered a long-awaited judgment in the case of Cannavacciuolo and Others v. Italy (earlier known as Di Caprio and Others v. Italy). This case…
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Summer School on the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
For the third consecutive year, the University of Liverpool is organising a summer school on the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights. This year’s summer school entitled ‘Effectiveness of the Council of Europe in Tackling the Pressing Challenges:…
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Reflections on the Court’s Key Case Law of 2024: Part II
By Dr. Jasmine Sommardal, Associate Editor of the ECHR Blog Key cases are cases accorded the highest level of importance by the European Court of Human Rights (‘the Court’). This blog post provides some general reflections on the Court’s key case…
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The Court’s Key Cases in 2024: Part I
By Dr. Jasmine Sommardal, Associate Editor of the ECHR Blog As 2024 has come to an end, the European Court of Human Rights’ (‘the Court’) final selection of key cases for the past year has been published. Among the Court’s four…
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Welcoming Dr. Jasmine Sommardal as Associate Editor
We are very pleased to announce that the editorial team of our blog will be expanded. As of this week, Dr. Jasmine Sommardal is joining us as associate editor. Jasmine Sommardal completed her PhD at the European University Institute on the topic…
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Webinar: KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland: what happens next?
On 22 January 2025, the London School of Economics and Political Science is hosting a webinar ‘KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland: what happens next? Exploring the pathways to implementation and compliance‘. Here is a brief description of the event: In April 2024, the European…
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Call for Papers: The Role of the Causal Inquiry for Finding Breaches of Human Rights Obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights
On 5 and 6 June 2025, Lund University is hosting a workshop on The Role of the Causal Inquiry for Finding Breaches of Human Rights Obligations under the European Convention on Human Right. Background Causation is widely applied in national law for…
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Is fair trial under threat? A controversial dilemma in Mamić and Others v. Croatia
By Dušan Ignjatović and Mihailo Pavlović, attorneys at law from Belgrade, Serbia On 29 August 2024, the Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights rendered a landmark inadmissibility decision in Mamić and Others v. Croatia. The case concerns Mr. Zoran…