Victor David (KU Leuven) has published the book EU Fundamental Rights as a Special Source for the European Court of Human Rights. Doing the opposite of many studies in this field, it looks at the influence of EU fundamental
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New Podcast Episode 'Lawyering Before the ECtHR'
The ‘Between Heat and Hope’ Podcast just released its new episode entitled ‘Lawyering Before the European Court of Human Rights‘. In the episode, Veronika Fikfak (University College London) shares her experience with human rights litigation before the ECtHR
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New Book on Legal Mobilization of Workers before the ECtHR
Filiz Kahraman (University of Toronto) has just published a new book entitled ‘Labor in Hard Times: Workers’ Legal Mobilization at the European Court of Human Rights‘. It discusses workers’ turn to human rights litigation before the European Court of
The Court's Annual Report and Opening of the Judicial Year
At the end of January, The European Court of Human Rights organised its opening of the judicial year and published its annual report.
At the formal opening, the President of the Court, Mattias Guyomar, in his speech called for judicial unity
New Book on the ECtHR and Authoritarian Populism
Alain Zysset (University of Glasgow) has just published a new book, entitled ‘Responding to Authoritarian Populism at the European Court of Human Rights: A Calibrated Framework‘. The book focuses on authoritarian populism as a threat to democracy
‘We Make It, You Take It’: Fake Dialogue and Genuine Pressure between the States and the European Court of Human Rights
By Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou, University of LiverpoolThe Dialogue
The Steering Committee for Human
Rights (CDDH) has just published a Preliminary Draft Text for the
Outcome Document Containing Elements for a Political Declaration. Most of this document
is dedicated
Article 3 ECHR and Chișinău: What Are the Stakes?
By Natasa Mavronicola, University of Birmingham
Article 3 ECHR is under pressure. At a recent informal
ministerial conference in Strasbourg on human rights day, 10 December 2025, Ministers
from 27 Member States of the Council of Europe prepared
Our Public Resource on the Convention's Future
As ECHR Blog editorial team, we have created a dedicated page, entitled ‘Future of the Convention‘, on which we keep track of the debates about the future of the Court and the Convention which started with the open