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  • Dr Demetra Loizou and Dr. Nadia Kornioti

Armed Conflict and International Humanitarian Law in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights

August 01, 2025

by dr Demetra Loizou and dr Nadia Kornioti *** To celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Strasbourg Observers Blog, we organised an in-person symposium with scholars, practitioners, and members of the ECtHR on 8–9 May 2025 in Ghent. Connecting in person with so many regular contributors was a wonderful experience and led to engaging dialogue […]

  • Davit Khachatryan

The Judgment in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia: A “Nicaragua Moment” for the ECtHR?

July 23, 2025

By Davit Khachatryan On 9 July 2025, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its highly anticipated judgment in the inter-State case Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia. This landmark case addresses Russia’s responsibility for a litany of human rights violations arising from the conflict in eastern Ukraine since 2014, […]

  • Guest Blogger

Georgia v. Russia (II): zooming in on conflict displacement

February 17, 2021

Deborah Casalin is a PhD researcher in the Law and Development Research Group at the University of Antwerp Law Faculty. Her research focuses on the role of international and regional human rights mechanisms in ensuring reparation for arbitrary displacement.  Introduction The European Court of Human Rights’ Georgia v. Russia (II) judgment – the first inter-State merits judgment in twenty years to address […]