Theory and Practice of the European Convention on Human Rights

Stephanie Schiedermair is chair of European Law, Public International Law and Public Law at Leipzig University, Germany. Alexander Schwarz is Senior Legal Advisor for the German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ) in Tunisia. Dominik Steiger is chair of Public International Law, European Law and Public Law at Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany.

A. Human Rights and Procedural Law
Protecting Human Rights Through Criminal Law: The Revival of the Procedural Obligations
Jacopo Roberti di Sarsina / Katharina Braun
The European Court of Human Rights and Article 18 – An Indicator for the State of Democracy in Europe?
Christiane Schmaltz
The Copenhagen Declaration: Wrapping up the Interlaken Reform?
Helga Molbak-Steensig

B. Fundamental Human Rights Principles Facing New Challenges
How many Strikeouts are too many? The ECtHR’s Evolving Approach to Repetitive Cases and the Limits of Efficiency
Edith Wagner
Protection of Human Rights Defenders and Whistleblowers under Human Rights Law
Veronika Bilkova
The ECtHR’s Jurisprudence on the Prohibition of Collective Expulsions in Cases of Pushbacks at European Borders: A Critical Perspective
Hanaa Hakiki
Protecting Democratic Elections Against Online Influence via “Fake News” and Hate Speech – The French Loi Avia and Loi No. 2018–1202, the German Network Enforcement Act and the EU’s Digital Services Act in Light of the Right to Freedom of Expression
Dominik Steiger
A Culture of Justification or a Culture of Presumption? The Turn to Procedural Review and the Normative Function of Proportionality at the European Court of Human Rights
Alain Zysset

C. Human Rights and National Legal Orders
Judicial and Prosecutorial Independence in Europe: How Politicized Judges and Prosecutors Undermine the Right to a Fair Trial in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Stefanie Lemke
The Role and Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights Beyond States Parties: The curious case of the ECHR in Kosovo
Beti Hohler and Barbara Sonczyk
Extraterritorial Application of Human Rights Law – New Developments with regard to Germany
Robert Frau