By Dr. Ufuk Yeşil On July 8 2025, the European Court of Human Rights’ (the ECtHR or the Court) addressed violations stemming from the prolonged detention of Selahattin Demirtaş, the former HDP co-chair, in Selahattin Demirtaş v. Türkiye (No. 4), exposing systemic judicial abuses targeting political dissent in Türkiye. This blog post analyzes this judgment, and connects it […]| Strasbourg Observers
In this post, Dr Maeve O’Rourke discusses key arguments in her recently published book, Human Rights and the Care of Older People: Dignity, Vulnerability, and the Anti-Torture Norm (Oxford Universi…| Irish Centre for Human Rights
Loi anti-fake news, tentative de perquisition à Mediapart, convocations de journalistes par la DGSI... Les deux premières années de mandat d'Emmanuel Macron sont marquées par des rapports assez tendus entre le pouvoir et la presse. Analyse avec Jean-Marie Charon.| La Revue des Médias
by Alberto Godioli and Jennifer Young *** To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Strasbourg Observers Blog, we organised an in-person symposium with scholars, practitioners, and members of the ECtHR on 8–9 May 2025 in Ghent. Connecting in person with so many regular contributors was a wonderful experience and led to engaging dialogue with current […]| Strasbourg Observers
Не е вярно, че главният прокурор е практически недосегаем, защото може да влияе върху всяко разследване. Така твърди Иван Гешев още отпреди да бъде избран за ръководител на държавното обвинение. Според него това е мит, създаден от политическите критици на прокуратурата. П...| Свободна Европа
It appears that whenever expert civil society organizations release a legal analysis of draft laws that restrict fundamental rights and freedoms, authoritarian governments learn from their mistakes and avoid them in the next round. One could witness such a situation when the Foreign Agents Registration Bill was introduced in the Slovak parliament last spring, and the public watchdog and advocacy organization VIA IURIS tried to stand against this legislation. In one year, the Slovak parliament...| Verfassungsblog
Dr. Marialena Tsirli *** A note from the team: To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Strasbourg Observers Blog, we organised an in-person symposium with scholars, practitioners, and members of the ECtHR on 8–9 May 2025 in Ghent. Connecting in person with so many regular contributors was a wonderful experience and led to engaging dialogue […]| Strasbourg Observers
Over the last few weeks criticism of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR/the Convention) and suggestions that the United Kingdom (U.K) should attempt to reform the supranational instrumen…| UK Constitutional Law Association
Mit den jüngsten Beschlüssen des SPD-Bundesparteitags zur Vorbereitung eines AfD-Parteiverbotsverfahrens hat die Debatte erneut an Dynamik gewonnen. Dabei rückt auch die Frage in den Fokus, was mit den Mandaten der AfD-Abgeordneten im Europäischen Parlament, im Bundestag und in den Landtagen im Falle eines Parteiverbots geschehen würde. Was nach deutschem Recht eindeutig scheint, wirft im Lichte des Völkerrechts und insbesondere der Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofs für Men...| Verfassungsblog
‘The Bible is kept locked up, the way people once kept tea locked up, so the servants wouldn’t steal it. It is an incendiary device: who knows what we’d made of it if we ever got our hands on it?’ (Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale)| The Centre for Freedom of the Media
Welcome back to Part II of the analysis of AG Emiliou’s Opinion in C-590/23 Pelham II. In Part I (here), we analysed the interpretation of pastiche as an autonomous concept of EU law, along with its defining features. In this Part II, we turn to the balancing of fundamental rights. Here, the AG ventures into... Continue reading| Kluwer Copyright Blog
By Harriet Ní Chinnéide and Eva Sevrin On 22 May 2025, a coalition of nine European states, spearheaded by Denmark and Italy, issued an open letter calling for a shift in the European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) interpretative approach in the field of migration and in cases concerning ‘irregular migration’ and the expulsion of […]| Strasbourg Observers
Emprisonné depuis le mois de novembre 2016 en Turquie, l'opposant Selahattin Demirtaş, ancien député, a été condamné à 42 années de prison, ce 16 mai, par une cour pénale d'Ankara. Il a été reconnu coupable d'« atteinte à l’unité de l’État et à l’intégrité territoriale » et de « diffusion de propagande terroriste », une sentence largement dénoncée à l'international.| ActuaLitté.com
Media pluralism is a core democratic value in Europe. Upholding it requires that media concentration is scrutinized beyond its impact on competition in the traditional economic formulation. By addressing the challenges posed by dominant media players and fostering a diverse information ecosystem, Europe aims to uphold media plurality as a democratic value and ensure that citizens can engage in informed decision-making. From this angle, the European approach to protecting media pluralism might...| ProMarket
Im Januar 2025 versuchte die CDU/CSU-Fraktion mit Stimmen der AfD, FDP und BSW, ihr sogenanntes „Zustrombegrenzungsgesetz“ zu beschließen. Der Gesetzentwurf sah unter anderem vor, den Familiennachzug zu subsidiär Schutzberechtigten vollständig und unbefristet auszusetzen. Zwar scheiterte das Vorhaben, doch nun planen CDU/CSU und SPD laut Sondierungspapier den Familiennachzug zu subsidiär Schutzberechtigten befristet auszusetzen. Wer eine erneute Aussetzung als rechtlich haltbare und p...| Verfassungsblog
The sale of Union citizenship, which is at the heart of the case against Malta currently pending before the ECJ, has been the subject of feverish writing. With the Court’s judgment nearing, this short blogpost will, however, not opine on what the judgment should be. Instead, it considers the potential effects of a judgment that endorses the (ill-conceived) Opinion of AG Collins that Malta’s nationality by investment scheme does not conflict with EU law.| Verfassungsblog
Analysis of ASLEF and GMB's motions for full decrim at the TUC Women's Conference 2025 showing that they are misleading and misguided.| Nordic Model Now!
At the European Union’s external borders, migrants are being instrumentalized in geopolitical conflicts, as seen in cases before the European Court of Human Rights concerning pushbacks at the EU-Belarus border. Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania justify these measures as responses to a “hybrid war,” while critics warn against eroding non-refoulement protections. The Court’s ruling will be crucial in defining the balance between state security and human rights.| Verfassungsblog
The ASSEDEL report criticizes the ECHR's Yasak v. Turkey judgment for overlooking key socio-political contexts and allowing weak evidence, potentially legitimizing Turkey's misuse of anti-terror laws. The judgment raises concerns that Turkey may use it to undermine the Grand Chamber's landmark Yalcinkaya ruling.| The Arrested Lawyers Initiative - Volunteer organisation to defend the defenders
