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  • Giorgi Nakashidze

Not Afraid of International Humanitarian Law Anymore: the European Court of Human Rights after Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia

September 09, 2025

By Dr. Giorgi Nakashidze The European Court of Human Rights’ (“Court”) judgment of 9 July 2025 in Ukraine and the Netherlands v. Russia (‘Judgment’) marks a milestone in the Court’s evolving engagement with international humanitarian law (IHL). Although the Judgment raises numerous issues deserving of detailed analysis (see e.g. Milanović, Risini, Khachatryan), this post focuses […]

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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 […]

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  • Júlia Miklasová

Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea): Article 6 ECHR in the Context of Russia’s Annexation and Implications for Ukrainian Sovereignty

July 03, 2024

By Júlia Miklasová On 25 June 2024, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights rendered a long-awaited judgment (combined applications No. 20958/14 (merits) and 38334/18 (admissibility and merits)) in an inter-State case of Ukraine v. Russia (re Crimea). In this unanimous judgment, the Court found Russia responsible for the violation of the majority of […]

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