Lecturer in Human Rights Law and International Law at Utrecht University.
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New Thematic Factsheet on Misuse of Power by States
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 the role played by Article 18 of the ECHR in the prevention of the misuse of power…
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Call for Papers for 15th Anniversary Strasbourg Observers
On 8-9 May 2025, the Strasbourg Observers Blog will be celebrating its 15th anniversary with a symposium in Ghent, Belgium. For this special occasion, researchers are invited to submit a contribution and reflect on important developments at the Court and/or in the…
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Hybrid Event on the ECHR and Sports
On Tuesday 29 October at 12:15 ET, the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School is organizing an event entitled ‘The Rights of Athletes and Players: The Role of the European Court of Human Rights in Adjudicating Global Sports Disputes’. During the…
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New Judge in Respect of Poland Elected
Yesterday, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly elected Ms Anna Adamska-Gallant as a judge to the European Court of Human Rights in respect of Poland for a term of office of nine years. Ms Anna Adamska-Gallant is a Polish lawyer specializing in international criminal…
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New Thematic Factsheet on Rights of Persons With Disabilities
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 how judgments of the Court have helped to protect and advance the rights of persons with disabilities…
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New Session of the MOOC on ECHR Now Live
A new session of Utrecht University’s free Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on the ECHR is now live again! The session started on 7 September and runs for six weeks until 28 October 2024. Registration is open until 16 October. To enroll,…
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Registration for the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition Open
The registrations for the 13th edition of the Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition are now open! The Helga Pedersen Moot Court Competition is a Europe-wide moot court competition dedicated to the European Convention on Human Rights. It was founded in 2012 by…
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New Issue European Human Rights Law Review
The European Human Rights Law Review has just published a new issue (Issue 4, 2024). The issue contains one editorial, three articles, four case comments and one book review. The contributions focus on contemporary issues in the ECtHR’s case law, namely border…
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New ‘ECHR/EU’ Page on the Court’s Knowledge-Sharing Platform
Last week the European Court of Human Rights launched a new ‘ECHR/EU’ page‘ on its Knowledge-Sharing Platform (ECHR-KS). On the platform, up-to-date data and analyses of developments in the Court’s case-law through specific Convention Articles/Transversal Themes are shared. The new page was launched…
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New Issue ECHR Law Review
The second issue of the year of the ECHR Law Review has just been published (Vol. 5, issue 2). The issue contains one editorial, three guest editorials, two research articles and four book reviews. The guest editorials are devoted to the relationship between…