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879 Cases Struck Out in Lebedeva: An Unfortunate Swan Song for Russia at the European Court

September 16, 2026

In Lebedeva and others v. Russia, the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) issued a short judgment with sweeping effects – striking out 879 potentially meritorious applications alleging Russia’s human rights violations. Many of these cases concern harrowing personal stories of Russia’s abuses. Ms Abuyeva’s son and dozens of others were killed and injured in a bombing by Russian forces in Chechnya. Mr Kuashev and Ms Bakuyeva’s son was killed for his activism after authorities repeatedly failed to investigate threats against him. In its decision, the Court ended their last hopes for justice, as well as the hopes of 1500 other applicants. The Court decided that further examination of these cases, given their limited precedential value and Russia’s non-engagement with the Court, is not a proportionate use of resources compared to other claims. Civil society has criticised the decision. Amnesty said that it deprives victims of their “last hope of seeing justice.” Writing in the Moscow Times, two prominent Russian human…

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An Update on the Relationship Between IHL and IHRL, Lex Specialis and Recent Developments

September 1, 2026

The past couple of years have seen a substantial number of new developments regarding the relationship between international humanitarian law (IHL) and international human rights law (IHRL). These include what is probably the most significant judicial engagement ever with this relationship – the 2025 European Court of Human Rights Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia…

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From Specificity to Institutional Reliability: J.B. v. Greece and Diplomatic Assurances

August 27, 2026

On 26 May 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (the Court) delivered its judgment in J.B. v. Greece (no. 54796/16). The case concerns the potential removal of a Syrian national from Greece to Türkiye under the EU-Türkiye Statement of 18 March 2016, following the rejection of his asylum claim on safe third country grounds. The…

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Standing and Remedies in Climate Litigation:  How TotalEnergies Echoes KlimaSeniorinnen

August 17, 2026

The TotalEnergies climate case, whose merits were partially decided by the Paris Judicial Court in June, illustrates how associations may be the gateway through which rights-based climate cases survive. In that case, local governments and NGOs originally brought claims together against the French oil giant. They argued that TotalEnergies’ statutorily-required due diligence plan was incomplete because it…

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The Spanish Supreme Court on Rejection at the Borders of Ceuta and Melilla: What About Human Rights at Sea?

July 30, 2026

Ceuta and Melilla are Spanish Autonomous Cities located on the northern coast of Africa and bordering Morocco. They occupy a singular position within the European legal order. They simultaneously constitute the external borders of Spain, the European Union, and the Schengen Area, making them the only land frontiers between Europe and Africa. For decades, these borders have been…

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