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Formal End of Russia’s Council of Europe Membership
The day has come: this morning, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe has today formally decided that the Russian Federation ceases to be a member of the organisation. This happens after just over a quarter century of membership, since…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a selection of new ECHR-related readings of the past few months: * Jacob Mchangama, Natalie Alkiviadou, ‘Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Whatever Happened to the Right to Offend, Shock or Disturb?’, Human Rights Law Review, 2021,…
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What Would Russia’s Departure from the Council of Europe Mean for the Strasbourg System of Human Rights Protection?
By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of Liverpool. On 10 March 2022, the authorities of the Russian Federation informed that they are not going to participate in the Council of Europe any longer. The exact legal consequences of this statement are unclear but it is highly…
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Interim Measure for Russia’s Last Free Media: Novaya Gazeta
In a very exceptional move, yesterday – the very day the Russian Federation announced it would take steps to cease participation in the Council of Europe (see our post here) – the European Court of Human Rights announced it had earlier in the week issued the following to the…
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Russia will no longer participate in the Council of Europe: a problematic Member State who could not commit to peace
On 10 March 2022, Russia announced that it will no longer participate in the Council of Europe. In the coming days we will learn more whether Russia will submit a formal declaration of withdrawal pursuant to Article 7 of the Statute of…
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ECHR issues interim measures concerning Russian military operations in Ukraine
Following a request made by Ukraine on 28 February, the European Court of Human Rights has today (1 March) issued interim measures concerning Russian military operations on Ukraine territory. The Court has “decided to indicate to the Government of Russia to refrain…
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Ukraine, the Suspension of Russia in the CoE, and Infringement Proceedings in Turkish Kavala Case
As the very worrisome and sad events of the Russian invasion of Ukraine are rapidly and brutally unfolding this week, causing both human suffering and human rights violations, the very fabric of peace and the international rule of law in Europe seem to be deeply…
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The Court in 2021: (worrying) facts and figures
Each year, the European Court of Human Rights issues annual reports that provide an overview of its activities, case-law and other facts and figures. The 2021 reports were issued last week, and are available here, here and here The overview of the Court’s case-law showcase a summary of…
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New Thematic Factsheet on Roma and Travellers
The Department for the Execution of Judgments of the ECHR has issued a new thematic factsheet on the execution of the Strasbourg Court judgments on ‘Roma and Travellers’. The Council of Europe uses the terms ‘Roma and Travellers’ to encompass the wide diversity of certain…
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New ECHR Readings
Please find below a new batch of ECHR-related publications of the last few months. More will follow in some of our subsequent posts. ● Başak Çalı and Esra Demir-Gürsel, ‘The Council of Europe’s Responses to the Decay of the Rule of Law…
