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  • Jens T. Theilen

Afterword: What Role for the European Court of Human Rights? 

December 22, 2025

Dr. Jens T. Theilen  *** Between the 12th and the 22nd of December, Strasbourg Observers is hosted a blog symposium entitled ‘The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both?‘ This is the concluding post in the symposium. The introduction can be found here. In addition to this post from Jens T. Theilan, […]

  • Betül Durmuş

How ‘Relevant’ are UN Treaty Body Views for the European Court of Human Rights’ Progress? 

December 19, 2025

By Dr. Betül Durmuş  *** Between the 12th and the 22nd of December, Strasbourg Observers is hosting a blog symposium entitled ‘The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both?‘ The introduction to the symposium can be found here. In addition to this post from Betül Durmuş, the symposium includes contributions from Corina Heri, Vera […]

  • Harriet Ní Chinnéide and Tobias Mortier

Progressive is in the eye of the beholder: competing narratives on the ECtHR and its role 

December 18, 2025

by Harriet Ní Chinnéide and dr Tobias Mortier *** Between the 12th and the 22nd of December, Strasbourg Observers is hosting a blog symposium entitled ‘The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both?‘ The introduction to the symposium can be found here. In addition to this post from  Harriet Ní Chinnéide and […]

  • Esra Demir-Gürsel

The ECtHR as a Conservative Institution (even) in the Face of Authoritarianism   

December 17, 2025

By Dr Esra Demir-Gürsel *** Between the 12th and the 22nd of December, Strasbourg Observers is hosting a blog symposium entitled ‘The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both?‘ The introduction to the symposium can be found here. In addition to this post from Esra Demir-Gürsel, the symposium includes contributions from Corina […]

  • Vera Wriedt

The Right to Nationality: The Conservative Stance of the European Court of Human Rights in Contrast to its Inter-American and African Counterparts 

December 16, 2025

By Dr. Vera Wriedt *** Between the 12th and the 22nd of December, Strasbourg Observers is hosting a blog symposium entitled ‘The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both?‘The introduction to the symposium can be found here. In addition to this post from Vera Wriendt, the symposium also includes contributions […]

  • Corina Heri

Temporality and the ECHR:  A Case for Functional Institutional Survival 

December 15, 2025

By Dr Corina Heri *** Between the 12th and the 22nd of December, Strasbourg Observers is hosting a blog symposium entitled ‘The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both?‘The introduction to the symposium can be found here. In addition to this post from Corina Heri, the symposium includes contributions from […]

  • Esra Demir-Gürsel

Symposium Introduction: The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both? 

December 12, 2025

By Dr Esra Demir-Gürsel *** Between the 12th and the 22nd of December, Strasbourg Observers is hosting a blog symposium entitled ‘The Role of the European Court of Human Rights: Progressive, Conservative, or Both?‘ This post introduces the symposium. It also includes posts from Corina Heri, Vera Wriendt, Esra Demir-Gürsel, Harriet Ní Chinnéide and Tobias […]