Remembering Paula Marckx
Earlier this week, we received the sad news that Paula Marckx passed away at the age of 94. Having lived a remarkable life as, amongst others, a journalist, model, pilot and entrepreneur, she will be...
View ArticleNew publication: Coercive Human Rights – Positive Duties to Mobilise the...
I’m excited to announce the publication of ‘Coercive Human Rights – Positive Duties to Mobilise the Criminal Law under the ECHR’ by Hart Publishing. In this book, which was edited by Natasa Mavronicola...
View ArticleAghdgomelashvili and Japaridze v Georgia: a further step in the direction of...
By Natasa Mavronicola (University of Birmingham) and Laurens Lavrysen (Human Rights Centre, Ghent University) On 8 October 2020, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the case of...
View ArticleMurtazaliyeva v. Russia: on the examination of witnesses and the “corrosive...
On 18 December, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights delivered its judgment in the case of Murtazaliyeva v. Russia, finding no violation of the right to a fair trial in a case...
View ArticleThe mountain gave birth to a mouse: the first Advisory Opinion under Protocol...
On 10 April, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Right adopted its first Advisory Opinion under the new Protocol No. 16 to the ECHR, which entered into force on 1 August last year. This...
View ArticleZhdanov and others v. Russia: on missed opportunities and an offensive applicant
On 16 July, the Court delivered its judgment in the case of Zhdanov and others v. Russia. The case concerns the refusal by the Russian authorities to register two LGBT rights organisations because they...
View ArticleStrand Lobben and Others v. Norway: from Age of Subsidiarity to Age of...
In the recent judgment of Strand Lobben and Others v. Norway, the Grand Chamber found a violation of Article 8 ECHR (the right to respect for family life) on account of shortcomings in the...
View ArticleNew journal: ECHR Law Review
It doesn’t happen every day that a new journal is launched in the area of human rights law, let alone one that focuses exclusively on European Convention law. Looking forward to reading the new ECHR...
View ArticleBlog Symposium “Strasbourg Observers turns ten” (1): a cause for celebration!
Dear readers, This month we’re celebrating Strasbourg Observers’ 10th anniversary. In order to celebrate this event, we’re launching a blog symposium, on which you’ll read more below. But first a bit...
View ArticleAdvisory Opinion No. 2: a Slightly Bigger Rodent
Little over a year ago, I wrote a blog post discussing the Advisory Opinion No. 1 issued under Protocol No. 16, with the title “The mountain gave birth to a mouse”. Last week, the Grand Chamber of the...
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Earlier this week, we received the sad news that Paula Marckx passed away at the age of 94. Having lived a remarkable life as, amongst others, a journalist, model, pilot and entrepreneur, she will be...
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New publication: Coercive Human Rights – Positive Duties to Mobilise the...
I’m excited to announce the publication of ‘Coercive Human Rights – Positive Duties to Mobilise the Criminal Law under the ECHR’ by Hart Publishing. In this book, which was edited by Natasa...
View ArticleAghdgomelashvili and Japaridze v Georgia: a further step in the direction of...
By Natasa Mavronicola (University of Birmingham) and Laurens Lavrysen (Human Rights Centre, Ghent University) On 8 October 2020, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a judgment in the case of...
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