‘Am I Allowed to Rant?’: The Sour Aftertaste of Miladze v. Georgia
By Babette De Naeyer Imagine this: it’s December and you live in Georgia – obviously, it’s dreadful outside. You work as one of the many cogs…
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From Unlawful Act to Legal Status Quo: How Time Validates Injustice in Novák v. The Czech Republic
By Ina Siggemann The recent judgment in Novák v. the Czech Republic (9 April 2026) exposes a frustrating reality: how domestic courts permit the weaponisation of…
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Broadening the Yalçınkaya Precedent: The Grand Chamber Judgment in Yasak v. Türkiye
By dr. Ufuk Yeşil Introduction On May 5, 2026, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case…
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Article 18 in the face of an objectively genuine criminal prosecution: The case of Yuriy Dmitriyev v. Russia
by Philip Nedelcu On 31 March 2026, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case of Yuriy Dmitriyev v. Russia (case…
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After the Final Whistle: Racist Violence, the Osman-test at Football Matches, and the Investigative Failures in Koffi v Bulgaria
By Dr. Vladislava Stoyanova Introduction Bulgaria won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2026 with the song Bangaranga. Soon after the initial euphoria (the song was indeed…
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Alternatives to Prosecution without Due Process in B.G. v. France: Stereotyped Reasoning on Sexual Consent and the Procedural Protection of Sexual Violence Complainants under Article 6 § 1 ECHR
by Marilena I. Katsogiannou The intersection of alternatives to prosecution and fair trial guarantees has long occupied a contested space in European criminal procedure. In B.G.…
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The Chișinău Declaration: Competing Trajectories
By dr. Daniel Thym Debates about migration often follow binary descriptions, such as the juxtaposition of state interests and migrant rights. Real life is often more…
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V.N. and Others v. Sweden: Article 8 in the shadow of Chişinău
By Jessica Schultz and Jens Vedsted-Hansen Last week, the Committee of Ministers adopted the anticipated Chişinău Declaration, outlining political guidance to the ECtHR in cases related…
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The evidentiary toolbox of the ECtHR: Seven ways to improve establishing facts in pushback cases
By Grażyna Baranowska, Jill Alpes and Isabel Kienzle Pushbacks are practices which result in migrants being forced across borders without an individual assessment of their protection…
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Restriction of access to magistracy due to juvenile conviction: Individual assessment in Manjani v. Albania
By Felix Demeester In Manjani v. Albania, the European Court of Human Rights (the ‘Court’) applied Article 8 ECHR in the context of access to public…
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