Lecturer in Human Rights Law and International Law at Utrecht University.
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New Issue ECHR Law Review
The first issue of the year of the ECHR Law Review has just been published (vol. 4, issue 1). The issue contains one editorial note, one guest editorial, two research articles and a book review. The contributions discuss such topics as the…
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Webinar on the Future of the European Court of Human Rights
On 13 March, SWPS University, Riga Graduate School of Law and the University of Cologne are organizing a webinar on the future of the European Court of Human Rights. The webinar is part of a series of webinars entitled ”Road to Reykjavik.…
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New Thematic Factsheet on the Right to Free Elections
Today, the Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has issued a new thematic factsheet on the right to free elections. Here is a brief description: ”The European Court has underlined that democracy…
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New Textbook: Fundamental Rights, The European and International Dimension
A new textbook entitled Fundamental Rights: The European and International Dimension has been published, edited by our Utrecht University colleague Janneke Gerards. The textbook discusses the different European and International legal instruments that regulate the protection of fundamental rights in Europe, including the…
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Interdisciplinary Symposium on Climate Science, Human Rights Courts and the ECtHR
On Thursday 2 March 2023, Ghent University and Strasbourg University are organizing a symposium entitled ”Translating Climate Science for the Human Rights Court Room: An Interdisciplinary Encounter Between Science and Law”. The event will discuss climate change litigation, including litigation before the…
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New Book on Article 8 ECHR, Family Reunification and the UK’s Supreme Court
Helena Wray (Associate Professor at the University of Exeter) has just published a new book entitled Article 8 ECHR, Family Reunification and the UK’s Supreme Court: Family Matters? Here is a brief summary: ”How do courts reconcile protecting family life with immigration control…
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Hybrid Workshop on Russia and the Council of Europe
On 24 February 2023, Liverpool Law School is organizing a hybrid workshop entitled ”Russia and the Council of Europe: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy”. Ed Bates, Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, Andrew Forde and Isabella Risini will be the speakers at the event. Here is a…
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The ECtHR’s Future Processing of Applications against Russia
In a number of recent decisions (most notably in Fedotova and Others v. Russia, Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia, Kutayev v. Russia and Svetova and Others v. Russia) the European Court of Human Rights has explained how it will deal with both…
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New Thematic Factsheet on Climate Change
The European Court of Human Rights has published a new factsheet on climate change. The Court has yet to rule on State obligations to prevent climate change. The factsheet contains the three cases on environmental matters currently pending before the Grand Chamber…
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Lecture on Ireland and the ECHR by Court President Síofra O’Leary
Yesterday, the President of the ECtHR Síofra O’Leary gave an online lecture on Ireland, the Council of Europe and the ECHR. The lecture was organized by the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs on St. Brigid’s day. President O’Leary spoke about Ireland’s engagement with…