Ilya Sobol

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Ilya Sobol is a PhD candidate in international law at the University of Geneva and a researcher at Counter-Terror Pro LegEm. His research focuses on the suitability test in international human rights law and European counter-terrorism practices.

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Counter-terrorism control orders come to Switzerland: is assigned residence for ‘potential terrorists’ compatible with art. 5 ECHR?

The legislative responses to terrorist violence in Europe over the past several years have shown a new trend of circumventing proper judicial review and protections of criminal law by relying on ‘administrative measures’. Broadly, such measures can be defined as restrictions of a non-criminal nature, ordered by the executive in the name of terrorism prevention, and…

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