The Violations of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Context of Human-AI Relations
As new “social players”, AI companions interact with people in ways that closely resemble human relationships, fostering strong emotional attachments. For the first time in human history, millions of people...
Neutrality, Pluralism, and the Limits of Secular Uniformity: A Rejoinder to Leon Langdon
Leon Langdon’s response to my article on Union of Atheists v. Greece (2025) offers a thoughtful engagement with the question of religious symbols in courtrooms. While his arguments merit careful...
Judging the Judge: India’s Curriculum Ban and Democratic Accountability
On February 26, 2026, India’s Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance of a grade 8 NCERT textbook chapter titled “Corruption in the Judiciary,” directing seizure of all circulating copies and...
H.H. v. Finland: Irreconcilable Differences Between the European Convention on Human Rights and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?
The European Court of Human Rights (Court) reached its final decision in the case of H.H. v. Finland on 9 December 2025. The case concerned the refusal of the Finnish...
The ECtHR’s use of Minimalist Strategies in Reproductive Cases: A Limit to the Conceptualization of Reproductive Rights
On 13 November 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (‘Court’) delivered its judgment in AR v Poland. An applicant alleged a violation of Article 8 of the ECHR, arguing...
Algorithms and the Best Interests of the Child: Lessons from the Dutch Childcare Scandal
In 2021, the Dutch government collapsed following revelations that thousands of families had been wrongly accused of childcare benefits fraud. At the heart of the scandal lay an algorithmic risk-profiling...
An Alternative View on Union of Atheists v. Greece
In her recent piece, Dr. Adina Portaru argues that Union of Atheists v Greece offers the European Court of Human Rights an opportunity to clarify its stance on “neutrality.” This...
Neutrality is not Amnesia: Religious Symbols and the European Convention on Human Rights
The question of whether religious symbols may be displayed in courtrooms has come before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Union of Atheists v. Greece....
Balancing the Protection of Witnesses in English Criminal Law with the Right to a Fair Trial
Like other national and international criminal justice systems, English criminal law has incorporated measures to protect witnesses in adversarial criminal proceedings. While these measures are necessary to keep witness safety/privacy...
A Long Shadow: Jwanczuk, SC, and Incommensurability
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously allowed the UK Government’s appeal in R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions ([2025] UKSC 42). In doing so, it reaffirmed...
The Inconsistent Approach to Violence Against Women by the European Court of Human Rights
In two recent judgments involving similar fact patterns, the European Court of Human Rights reached opposing conclusions as to whether there had been a violation of the European Convention on...
Krachunova v Bulgaria: Human trafficking, forced sex work, and loss of earnings claims
In late 2023, Krachunova v Bulgaria established a positive obligation on states to allow victims of human trafficking to claim lost earnings from their traffickers. This positive obligation stemmed from...
