Lecturer in Human Rights Law and International Law at Utrecht University.
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Annual Press Conference of the President of the ECtHR
On Thursday 26 January 2023, the President of the ECtHR Síofra O’Leary held a press conference during which the Court’s activities and statistics for 2022 were presented. President O’Leary began the conference by stating that the year 2022 was marked by Russia’s invasion…
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Expert Workshop on Climate Change, Human Rights and ECHR
On 14 April 2023, the European University Institute (EUI) is hosting an expert workshop in Florence on Climate Change Cases before Human Rights Courts and Treaty Bodies. The workshop, organized by the Law Department of the EUI together with the PluriCourts Centre of…
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New Book on Combating Hate Speech During Electoral Processes
The Council of Europe has published the new book Toolkit on combating hate speech during electoral processes. Here is a brief summary: ‘Freedom of expression is enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights and protects citizens from interference with their right to…
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New Thematic Factsheet on Hate Crime and Hate Speech
The Council of Europe’s Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights has just issued a new thematic factsheet on hate crime and hate speech. Here is a brief description: ‘Hate crime is a criminal act motivated…
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Online Course ‘Introduction to the ECHR and the Court’
The Council of Europe is offering the free six-hour online course ‘Introduction to the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights‘. The course offers legal professionals and others a way to get familiarized with the text of…
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Podcast on the Importance of the Court
The House of Wisdom Podcast has just released the episode Does the European Court of Human Rights Matter? In the episode, Dr. Rumyana van Ark (Researcher in (Counter-)Terrorism and Human Rights at the Asser Institute) discusses the importance of the European Court of Human…
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New Issue ECHR Law Review
The newest issue of the ECHR Law Review has just been published (vol. 3, issue 4). The issue contains an editorial note, two guest editorials, two research articles and a case note. The contributions discuss such topics as the impact of the…
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New Handbook on ECHR Law and Principles
Carla Buckley, Krešimir Kamber, Pamela McCormick and David Harris have just published a new handbook for university students as well as legal practitioners, entitled The European Convention on Human Rights – Principles and Law. Here is a brief summary: ‘The European Convention on Human…
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Interview with Robert Spano on the UK and the ECtHR
Legal commentator Joshua Rozenberg recently interviewed the former president of the European Court of Human Rights, Robert Spano. In the interview for the BBC, Robert Spano talks about the relationship between the Court and the United Kingdom, the UK Bill of Rights…
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New Book on Human Rights Disputes in Sport before the ECtHR
Daniel Rietiker (senior lawyer at the ECtHR) has just published a new book entitled Defending athletes, players, clubs and fans: Manual for human rights education and litigation in sport, in particular before the European Court of Human Rights. Here is a brief summary:…