Watch our Editor ⁦Kirsty Hughes⁩ explain the UK Supreme Court’s ruling in AAA v SoS and address the question of whether withdrawal from the ECHR would change the outcome youtu.be/tUyMknJ9AK0?si…

'During my seven years on the Supreme Court, I lost count of the number of times we were obliged to modify perfectly reasonable principles of English law in order to comply with Strasbourg case law about, say, Bulgaria or Turkey.'

This feels hard to believe.

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Thank you for the fascinating conversations EHRL_Conference23. See you again in 2025!
Convenors Kirsty Hughes Stevie, Stephanie
Assistants Diego Romero Rivero Dora Robinson Guy Baldwin Matt Jordan Shubham Jain Vandita Khanna Anna, Alex, Ricki-Lee
EHRLR Faculty of Law

The inaugural European Human Rights Law Conference starts in Cambridge in just two days - we are looking forward to welcoming more than 100 speakers from around the world.

Weider v UK coming next week, on data interception and retention under RIPA post-Big Brother Watch... might be important for Liberty's ongoing challenge to Investigatory Powers Act. And if a violation is found, it will be the first finding against the UK of 2023.

Our new special issue is published!

‘International #HumanRights #Law and #Devolution in the #UK ’

Guest Editors: Jane Rooney Durham Law School Durham Human Rights and Public Law Centre and Conor McCormick QUB School of Law

DOI: doi.org/10.53386/nilq.…

REMINDER: CfP D/L TOMORROW 7 Jul 2023.

Submissions for Jonathan Cooper QC (Jonathan Cooper, 1962-2021) Prize for best paper by an early career scholar or professional D/L (full written version) 15 Sep

Delighted to announce the call for papers for our European Human Rights Law Conference 28-29 September 2023 in Cambridge. The conference theme is ‘Human Rights: Prospects, Possibilities, Fears and Limitations’.
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We are very pleased to announce the inaugural European Human Rights Law Conference 2023, taking place at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge on 28-29 September 2023. Details here: cpl.law.cam.ac.uk/european-human… Kirsty Hughes Conor McCormick

Just out! EHRLR Special Issue: The Road to Reykjavik and Beyond
Lots of strong ideas for CoE & ECtHR
States must agree bold reforms at Reykjavik Summit in May
Alice Donald
Başak Çalı
NilsMuiz
George Stafford
Rita Patrício
Kirsty Hughes
MDX School of Law
Andrew Cutting

Forthcoming judgments and decisions 18-20.04.2023
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Court gives notification of case concerning asylum seeker's removal from the UK to Rwanda
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#ECHR #CEDH #ECHR press

Something new from me in the latest EHRLR (on WestLaw now) on the Grand Chamber case of Sanchez-Sanchez v United Kingdom, and whether the Convention allows the extradition of individuals from contracting states to face life sentences abroad.

Status of climate applications before the European Court
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Update of the factsheet “Protection of minors”
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Judgment B v. Russia - Criminal proceedings against child's sexual abusers caused her further trauma
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Update of the factsheet “Use of force in the policing of demonstrations”
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#ECHR #CEDH #ECHR press