Lecturer in Human Rights Law and International Law at Utrecht University.
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New Book on Child Protection and the ECHR
Hege Stein Helland, Marit Skivenes and Siri Gloppen of the University of Bergen have just published a new edited book entitled ‘Child Protection and the European Court of Human Rights: Lessons from Norway in the Development and Contestation of Children’s Rights‘. The…
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Online Event ‘The Age of Backlash: the ECHR and the New Political Reality’
On 30 October from 13:00-14:30 CET, the Dublin European Law Institute (DELI) of the Dublin City University (DCI) is organizing an online event entitled ‘The Age of Backlash: the European Convention on Human Rights and the New Political Reality‘. This event will…
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Webinar on the Role of the CoE in Armed Conflicts
On 24 October 2025 from 12:00-13:30 CET, the Campaign to Uphold Rights in Europe (CURE) is organizing a webinar entitled ‘Work on Conflicts: Is There a Space for the Council of Europe?’. The webinar will explore the question of what role the…
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New Session of the MOOC on ECHR Starts Again on 9 September 2025
On 9 September 2025 Utrecht University’s free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the ECHR will start again! To enroll, please go to the Coursera platform. The MOOC entitled ‘Human Rights for Open Societies – An introduction into the ECHR’ is taught…
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New Book on the ECHR and the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Wiebe Hommes (University of Amsterdam) has just published a new book entitled ‘The Convention and the Kingdom: How the Netherlands Received the European Convention on Human Rights’. The book focuses on the development of the Convention throughout Europe and the way it was…
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Workshop: Writing and Publishing in the Law of the ECHR and other Human Rights Systems
On 15 and 16 December 2025, the Academy for European Human Rights Protection of the University of Cologne is organizing a workshop for early career researchers. The workshop is entitled ‘Writing and Publishing in the Law of the ECHR and other International…
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Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia – A Tour de Force in Applying the Convention as Part of International Law
By Dr. Jasmine Sommardal, Associate Editor of the ECHR Blog On 9 July 2025, the Court delivered its long-awaited merits judgment in the case of Ukraine and the Netherlands v Russia. The case arose from four inter-state applications and concerns grave allegations…
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How can Early Career Researchers Shape the Law of the ECHR? Some Reflections from the Inaugural Workshop on Writing and Publishing in that Field
* By Matthias Hermes, Reza Khabook, Frederic Kupsch, Angelika Nußberger and Nikos Vogiatzis In February 2024, the Academy for European Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne and Essex Law School, University of Essex jointly organised and funded a workshop titled “Writing and…
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Call for Papers: Rule of Law, Multi-layered Human Rights Protection and Constitutional Resilience
On 6 and 7 November 2025, the Centre for European Law and Internationalisation (CELI) of the University of Leicester and the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law are organizing a conference to mark the 75th anniversary of the ECHR and the…
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New Special Issue ECHR Law Review
The first issue of the year of the ECHR Law Review has just been published (Vol. 6, Issue 1). This issue is a special issue entitled ‘The New Agreement on the EU Accession to the echr: Can It Succeed?’. The issue contains…