Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Public International Law at Utrecht University.
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Blog Symposium on Protocol 15 ECHR – The Court: Criteria for Office and Relinquishment
Lize R. Glas, Faculty of Law, Radboud University In this blog post, I will discuss two amendments that Protocol 15 will bring. These two amendments concern the criteria for office, more specifically the age limit of candidates for office, and the…
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Blog Symposium on Protocol 15 ECHR – Yesterday’s Solutions for Yesterday’s Problems?
Janneke Gerards, Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice, Utrecht University Towards Protocol 15 About fifteen years ago, European fundamental rights scholars, judges and politicians were confronted with a new reality. Until then, most scholars had admired…
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Seminar on the Effective Implementation of the ECHR
On 15 June, PluriCourts at the University of Oslo and the Steering Committee for Human Rights of the Council of Europe will host a seminar on the ‘Effective implementation of the European Convention on Human Rights – Enhancing Domestic Dialogue and Co-ordination‘.…
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New Subscription System to the ECHR Blog
Dear readers, Many of you are subscribed to our blog and receive updates on new posts by email. We are writing to inform you that as of 9 June 2021, all subscribers to ECHR Blog will receive our news and posts by…
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Webinar on Conflict Litigation in the Post-Soviet Region
On 21 June, the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC) of Middlesex University will host a panel discussion titled Conflict on Litigation in the Post-Soviet Region. The panel will focus on the recent interstate judgments of the European Court of Human Rights,…
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New Book on Judicial Protection of Fundamental Rights on the Internet
Oreste Pollicino (Bocconi University) has published a book titled Judicial Protection of Fundamental Rights on the Internet: A Road Towards Digital Constitutionalism? with Hart Publishing. The book features a foreword by Robert Spano, President of the European Court of Human Rights. Here…
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New Issue of ECHR Law Review is Out
The new issue of the European Convention on Human Rights Law Review (ECHR Law Review) is out. ECHR Law Review is a scholarly journal devoted exclusively to the Convention system. Most publications of this issue are open access. Here is the full…
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Conference ECHR: Beyond a Treaty
On 27 May, Utrecht University is holding an online conference titled The European Convention on Human Rights: Beyond a Treaty. The conference explores the ECHR, beyond its formal treaty character, as an inspirational and aspirational source of human rights. The conference is…
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Webinar on Limits of Supranational Justice: The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict
On 18 May, the Centre for Turkey Studies’ is hosting a webinar on Limits of Supranational Justice – The European Court of Human Rights and Turkey’s Kurdish Conflict, with Dr Dilek Kurban, Professor Helen Duffy and Dr Derya Bayir. Here is the description…
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Protocol 15 Ratified by all Contracting Parties to the ECHR
As of 21 April 2021, all Contracting Parties to the ECHR have ratified Protocol 15. It will enter into force on 1 August 2021. The Protocol was adopted in 2013, so it took eight years for all States to ratify it. Italy…