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I.C. v. The Republic of Moldova

Introduction

In I.C. v. the Republic of Moldova, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) established that the state policy of ‘deinstitutionalisation’ of mentally handicapped people from state care institutions contradicts the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The cited case concerned

#IntersectionalDiscrimination #Intersectionality #StrategicLitigation

https://voelkerrechtsblog.org/i-c-v-the-republic-of-moldova/

On October 16, I am giving a public lecture on how Sami groups use legal mobilisation to claim Indigenous land rights in Finland, Norway & Sweden at the National Nordic Museum in Seattle, WA.

30th Annual Wallenberg Lecture with Johan Karlsson Schaffer | National Nordic Museum
https://nordicmuseum.org/events/2025-wallenberg-lecture

#seattle #samirights #strategiclitigation #nordic #nationalnordicmuseum

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum 10. Geburtstag nachträglich liebe @Freiheitsrechte !

Ihr zählt zu den wichtigsten und wirkungsvollsten zivilgesellschaftlichen Gruppen in Deutschland. Danke dafür.

Auf die nächsten 10 und hoffentlich bis dahin kräftiges Wachstum 🥂

#Menschenrechte #Grundrechte #Demokratie #StrategicLitigation #DigitaleRechte

Register Now | As the #genocide in Gaza nears two years and war crimes in the West Bank escalate daily, civil society is turning to strategic litigation to hold perpetrators accountable.
Join legal experts & NGO representatives as they discuss how int'l & national courts are being used to prosecute individuals for int'l crimes in #Palestine, and the legal and political challenges they face.
🗓️ This Thursday | 18:00–19:30 CET
🔗 Register here: https://law4palestine.org/strategic-litigation-in-focus-individual-criminal-liability-and-pursuing-accountability-for-palestine/

#Accountability #StrategicLitigation #Gaza

The program of the Political Theory Seminars at the University of Copenhagen for the Fall 2023 is out 🙌

With Svenja Ahlhaus (@svenjaahlhaus) Keith Breen and Antoinette Scherz

More information and registration: https://politicalscience.ku.dk/research/groups/political-theory/events/

#PoliticalTheory #Polisci #Democracy #ClimateCrisis #Litigation #StrategicLitigation #Republicanism #Copenhagen #KU #Koebenhavn #Denmark #UniversityOfCopenhagen #UCPH
@politicalscience @democraticinnovations

We are pleased to share our 2022 annual report. The report details our work in promoting and protecting media freedom worldwide, including updates about our #emergencydefence and #strategiclitigation work, the work of our partners, press freedom trends, and our training programme.

#annualreport #freedomofexpression #journalism

Read the full report below ⬇
https://www.mediadefence.org/news/a-year-in-review-our-2022-annual-report/

You don't necessarily have to win a #climate lawsuit, to get a win.

"Climate change lawsuits have one thing in common: they cause a stir in the media and create awareness. Successes have been achieved through so-called strategic #litigation, which draws the public's attention to the alleged failings and thus exerts pressure on companies and states. "

#StrategicLitigation
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