In May 2025, the infamous “letter of the nine” was published. In it, the governments of nine European states laid out their vision of various anti-migrant policies…

It was simply the worst of times? It has been a jarring start to the year and this particular season of darkness has already brought its fair shair…

Reproductive rights have become an increasingly central dimension of the contemporary human rights landscape, shaping the evolution of both general human rights doctrine and the specific trajectory of…

Introduction On 28 October 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) pronounced its judgment in the case of Greenpeace Nordic and Others v Norway,…

The 11th Judicial “Reform” Draft marks a decisive turn in Turkey’s authoritarian transformation (see here, here and here), recasting criminal law as a moral…

In the shadows of the ICJ’s climate advisory opinion, Strasbourg has been busy with climate cases too – busy, mostly saying no. Published on 28 August 2025, the…

As the historical judgement is made, the ECtHR must ensure meaningful consideration of individual applications connected to Russia's war against Ukraine. On July 9, 2025, the…

On 12 June the European Court of Human Rights issued its judgment in S.S. and Others v. Italy (App. No. 21660/18). The Court declared inadmissible the claims…

Recently, the leaders of nine European states, out of 46 Council of Europe members, issued a joint statement calling for a fundamental revision of the interpretation of…

On Friday 23rd May, the Irish-language rap trio Kneecap headlined London’s Wide Awake music festival at Brixton’s Broxwell Park. Attended by 20,000 fans, this marked the Belfast…