Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Public International Law at Utrecht University.
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ECHR Symposium: Human Rights in the Digital Sphere
On 18 October 2021, the European Court of Human Rights, in collaboration with Japan and US consulate generals in Strasbourg, the René Cassin Foundation and Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law of the Council of Europe, are hosting a…
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PACE Committee Proposes a New Protocol to the ECHR on the Right to a Healthy Environment
This month, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) is exploring different ways to tackle climate crisis through rule of law and human rights reforms. Here is a brief summary of PACE’s ongoing activities in this regard: “PACE’s Social Affairs…
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New Thematic Factsheet on the Rights of LGBTI Persons
The Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECHR has issued a new thematic factsheet on the execution of the Strasbourg Court judgments concerning the rights of LGBTI persons. Here is a brief summary of the factsheet: “According to the…
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Guest Post on Trans Parenthood in A.M. and Others v Russia: Breaking New Grounds?
By Alice Margaria, Senior Research Fellow, Department of ‘Law and Anthropology’, Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology Introduction On 6 July 2021, the Court ruled that depriving a trans mother of contact rights with her children and restricting her parental…
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Webinar: ECHR and the Theoretical Crisis of Human Rights
On 2 and 3 September 2021, the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security is hosting a research workshop ‘The European Court of Human Rights and the Theoretical Crisis of Human Rights‘. Here is the description of the event prepared…
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New Book: Rights of Families of Disappeared Persons
Grażyna Baranowska (Poznan Human Rights Centre) has published a book titled Rights of Families of Disappeared Persons (Intersentia). Here is the abstract of the book: “This book examines how international judicial and non-judicial bodies in Europe address the needs of…
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Aliens before the European Court of Human Rights
David Moya and Georgios Milios have edited a volume titled Aliens before the European Court of Human Rights: Ensuring Minimum Standards of Human Rights Protection (Brill). The book is geared towards all those interested in migration and asylum law and the case-law…
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Summer School: ECHR in Times of Crises
From 5 to 10 September 2021, TU Dresden and Leipzig University are organising a summer school ‘Human Rights in Theory and Practice: The European Convention on Human Rights in Times of Crises’. The summer school will take place both online and in…
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New Factsheet on Conditions of Detention under the ECHR
The Council of Europe Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has issued a new thematic factsheet on the execution of the Court judgments concerning conditions of detention and prohibition of torture. Here is a…
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Davor Derenčinović Elected New Judge in Respect of Croatia
On 22 June, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe elected Davor Derenčinović as judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Croatia. His term of of office of nine years will commence on 2 January 2022. Derenčinović…