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  • Natasa Mavronicola

Closing reflections on Article 3 and Chişinǎu symposium

April 07, 2026

By dr. Natasa Mavronicola I am grateful to Strasbourg Observers for hosting this symposium on Article 3’s past, present and future, and to Mary Rogan, Rishika Sahgal, Eva Sevrin and Elaine Webster for this rich set of insights offered in the shadow of Chișinău. It is an honour to be among these authors and I […]

  • Mary Rogan

Prison conditions and Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights: What kinds of inhuman and degrading treatment are we now willing to accept?

April 06, 2026

By Professor Mary Rogan Prisons provide a special setting for the protections contained in Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. It is well established that when liberty is deprived, the right to protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment is at particular risk (see further here, here, here and […]

  • Rishika Sahgal

Article 3 and the destruction of homes

April 03, 2026

By Dr Rishika Sahgal Introduction In the run-up to Chișinău, there has been increasing reference to the need to ‘constrain’ Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to the ‘most serious issues’. The implication of such perspectives is that the interpretation of Article 3 has involved something of an overreach, and that […]

  • Elaine Webster

Has the interpretation of degrading treatment and punishment in Article 3 ECHR gone too far? A re-examination of Tyrer v UK

April 02, 2026

By Dr. Elaine Webster *** Strasbourg Observers is currently hosting a blog symposium on Article 3 of the ECHR and the forthcoming Chișinău Declaration, examining the ECtHR’s approach in migration cases. The symposium was convened by Natasa Mavronicola. It also features contributions from Mary Rogan, Rishika Sahgal, Eva Sevrin, and Elaine Webster. *** Questioning the […]

  • Eva Sevrin

Expulsion of Severely Ill migrants: Beyond the Deathbed, Still Exceptional

April 01, 2026

By Eva Sevrin *** Over the next 10 days, Strasbourg Observers will be hosting a blog symposium on Article 3 ECHR and the forthcoming Chișinău Declaration on the ECtHR’s approach in migration cases. The symposium was convened by Natasa Mavronicola. It also features contributions from Mary Rogan, Rishika Sahgal, Eva Sevrin, and Elaine Webster. *** […]

  • Natasa Mavronicola

Absoluteness affirmed and absoluteness denied: how the Chișinău process is reviving the ‘relatively absolute’ approach to Article 3

March 31, 2026

By Professor Natasa Mavronicola *** Strasbourg Observers is currently hosting a blog symposium on Article 3 ECHR and the forthcoming Chișinău Declaration on the ECtHR’s approach in migration cases. The symposium was convened by Natasa Mavronicola. It also features contributions from Mary Rogan, Rishika Sahgal, Eva Sevrin, and Elaine Webster. *** Introduction In 2013, Francesco […]

  • Natasa Mavronicola

Symposium Introduction: Article 3 ECHR and the forthcoming Chișinău Declaration

March 30, 2026

By Dr. Natasa Mavronicola *** Over the next 10 days, Strasbourg Observers will be hosting a blog symposium on Article 3 ECHR and the forthcoming Chișinău Declaration on the ECtHR’s approach in migration cases. The symposium was convened by Natasa Mavronicola. It also features contributions from Mary Rogan, Rishika Sahgal, Eva Sevrin, and Elaine Webster. […]