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Visible but Harder to Reach? Academic Access to ECtHR Judges in an Era of Institutional Visibility

August 21, 2026

By Gor Vartazaryan 1. Introduction: A Court That Is More Visible Than Ever? The relationship between the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and Europe’s governments has rarely been under greater political scrutiny. Over the past year, migration has become the main point of an intense debate over the future of the Convention system.  The […]