European Convention on Human Rights

Violence Against Women and the ECHR: Addressing Evidential Gaps in the Court’s Jurisprudence

Violence Against Women and the ECHR: Addressing Evidential Gaps in the Court’s Jurisprudence

Recent research indicates that the rates of femicide by partners or family members have differed only slightly in Europe since 2010. Progress for the past decade has been minimal, with...
Navigating Informality: The Rule of Law in EU Migration Governance

Navigating Informality: The Rule of Law in EU Migration Governance

The European Union (EU) often prides itself on being a beacon of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law. Yet, in recent years, the EU has increasingly turned to...
UKSC to decide what ‘Woman’ means in the Equality Act 2010

UKSC to decide what ‘Woman’ means in the Equality Act 2010

The UK Supreme Court (UKSC) is poised to deliver its judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers, examining whether ‘woman’ under the Equality Act 2010 (EA) includes trans...
The Advocacy Gap: Anti-Carceral, but not Abolitionist, Human Rights Advocacy in Northern Ireland

The Advocacy Gap: Anti-Carceral, but not Abolitionist, Human Rights Advocacy in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, custody and remand populations in prison have climbed to their highest in almost 9 years; police use of force increased by 21% between 2023 and 2024; almost...
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Evolving Jurisprudence on Cyberviolence against Women at the European Court of Human Rights

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Evolving Jurisprudence on Cyberviolence against Women at the European Court of Human Rights

On 3 December 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (Court) delivered judgment in MŞD v Romania, its third judgment concerning cyberviolence against women following Buturugǎ v Romania and Volodina...
When Ideology Trumps Rights: The ECtHR’s Rejection of Sex Workers’ Human Rights in M.A. and Others v. France

When Ideology Trumps Rights: The ECtHR’s Rejection of Sex Workers’ Human Rights in M.A. and Others v. France

In July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case of M.A. and others v France. The case was initiated by 261 sex workers who...
Echoes of Dissent: ECtHR rulings pave the way for evolving limits on free speech

Echoes of Dissent: ECtHR rulings pave the way for evolving limits on free speech

On 27 August 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issued two pivotal rulings on the intersection of freedom of expression and public interest. Hrachya Harutyunyan v Armenia strengthened...
UK Court Safeguards Fundamental Right to Protest: Liberty v Secretary of State for the Home Department

UK Court Safeguards Fundamental Right to Protest: Liberty v Secretary of State for the Home Department

The UK Divisional Court has found that the Home Secretary acted unlawfully when introducing Regulations which lowered the threshold for the use of police powers to impose conditions on public...
University Campuses and the Right to Protest Under the ECHR

University Campuses and the Right to Protest Under the ECHR

The recent spread of student protest relating to Israel’s war in Gaza calls for a refresher on the scope of the right to protest on university campuses. This post considers...
The Principle of Systemic Integration at the ECtHR after Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz

The Principle of Systemic Integration at the ECtHR after Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz

On April 9 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or ‘the Court’) issued a landmark ruling in the case of Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and others v Switzerland, marking...
R v Michaela Community Schools Trust: Human Rights and Freedom of Religion in the UK

R v Michaela Community Schools Trust: Human Rights and Freedom of Religion in the UK

The relationship between Islam, religious freedom, and human rights has long been a subject of debate in Britain. However, the significance of the latest instalment in this saga, the judgment...
Extraterritorial Human Rights and Climate Change at the ECtHR: The End of the Road?

Extraterritorial Human Rights and Climate Change at the ECtHR: The End of the Road?

On 9 April 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR or Court) handed down its judgment in the case of Duarte Agostinho and Others v Portugal and 32 Other...
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