Is there a positive obligation on Russia to legalise same-sex unions under the European Convention on Human Rights?
21.09.2016
On 2 May 2016, the European Court of Human Rights communicated the case of Irina Borisovna Fedotova and Irina Vladimironova Shipitko v. Russia (no. 40792/10). The complaints lodged by three...
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Which rights to enforce in time of public emergency?
06.06.2016
The present post examines the relationship between human rights law (“HRL”) and international humanitarian law (“IHL”). This relationship will be first analysed from a legal-dogmatic angle, and then in the...
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Europäischer Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte
23.05.2016
Der Europäische Gerichtshof für Menschenrechte hat in seinem jüngsten Urteil İzzettin Doğan und andere gegen die Türkei (Urt. v. 26. April 2016, Beschwerde-Nr. 62649/10) die Finanzierung und Organisation des religiösen...
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