Is Ireland playing political football with the European Court of Human Rights just to gain anti-migrant votes? In an opinion piece for @irishexaminer.bsky.social, DCU’s @drandrewforde.bsky.social warns the government is playing politics with ECHR to appease loud minority. Read: launch.dcu.ie/4dL7YIa

Yesterday evening was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with old friends and longstanding supporters of ICCL, and to hear from excellent speakers including Dr Andrew Forde, Daniel Holder, Director of @cajni.bsky.social, and @ailbhes.bsky.social.

Panel discussion next Wednesday (18th Feb) at 14.00 in @dublincityuni.bsky.social looking at US intervention in Venezuela and Greenland. Room CG04. Speakers include Dr Eleanor Williams, @drandrewforde.bsky.social, @kenmcdonagh.bsky.social, Prof Gary Murphy, and @waltkilroy.bsky.social

Ireland is set to hold EU Presidency - what should we expect? My interview with Seán Moncreiff on Newstalk this afternoon: www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

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With Ireland assuming the rotating Presidency of the EU Council from July, what are some things w...

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On the show today: @drandrewforde.bsky.social on Ireland's EU presidency; @henrymckean.bsky.social on losing things; @rjpartington.bsky.social on Venezuela's gold; @barbarascully.bsky.social & @declanbuckley.bsky.social think you've learned nothing; @stephenlucek.bsky.social is grand; 'Smart' Lego?

Which European values will Ireland defend in 2026 EU presidency? 'When it comes to reconciling lofty ideals with gritty public policy, consistency is challenging. But the rules-based world order demands it' - DCU's @drandrewforde.bsky.social. Read in @irishexaminer.bsky.social: launch.dcu.ie/4poCxr7

Which European values will Ireland defend in 2026? My new Opinion piece in the Irish Examiner @irishexaminer.bsky.social today. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

Which European values will Ireland defend in 2026 EU presidency?

When it comes to reconciling lofty ideals with gritty public policy, consistency is enormously challenging. But the rules-based world order demands it, writes Andrew Forde

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Who really protects #humanrights in Europe? Conflict and populism pose a growing threat to fundamental rights and freedoms. But are the institutions put in place to protect them still up to the job? It was great discussing all this with @drandrewforde.bsky.social youtu.be/Z6MaOMzJ-e8 #ECHR #CoE

Are Human Rights THREATENED in EUROPE?

YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

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My interview with the wonderful James Ker Lindsay has just dropped on YouTube. I discuss the origins, benefits and the many challenges facing Europe's human rights system, and why it's in all of our interests to safeguard the progress made over 75 years 🇪🇺 youtu.be/Z6MaOMzJ-e8?...

Can EUROPEAN Human Rights SURVIVE?

YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

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Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration | by Andrew Forde and Alice Donald

Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration

It is ironic that Ministers of Justice of the 46 Council of Europe (CoE) member states convened on International Human Rights Day to discuss how they might reduce the scope of their obligations under ...

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Essential reading for those interested in the process of reform of the European Convention on Human Rights and the risks involved, by @drandrewforde.bsky.social and @alicedonald.bsky.social on @ejiltalk.bsky.social www.ejiltalk.org/countdown-to...

Countdown to Chișinău: The Risk of Politicising the ECHR over Migration

It is ironic that Ministers of Justice of the 46 Council of Europe (CoE) member states convened on International Human Rights Day to discuss how they might reduce the scope of their obligations under ...

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Dr Andrew Forde @drandrewforde.bsky.social, Assistant Professor of European Human Rights Law, has been awarded the 2025 Kevin Boyle Book Prize for Outstanding Legal Scholarship at the Irish Association of Law Teachers (IALT) Conference in Derry. www.dcu.ie/deli/news/20...

Dr Andrew Forde Awarded 2025 Kevin Boyle Book Prize at IALT Conference |

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Still cant quite believe I won the Kevin Boyle Book Prize 2025 An enormous honour, especially because I know there were so many superb books in the mix 🙏🏻 Thanks to you all for your kind wishes.

It is an incredible honour to be awarded the 2025 Kevin Boyle Book Prize here at IALT Conference in Derry.

AGORA Group open letter to Council of Europe Leadership still open for signature for another little while... please consider signing docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

AGORA Open letter to CoE Leadership

H.E. Mihai Popșoi, Chairperson - Committee of Ministers (CM) H.E. Alain Berset, Secretary General of the Council of Europe (CoE) H.E. Theodoros Rousopoulos, President - Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) H...

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Reinforce, Reform or Rupture? The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights | by Alice Donald and Andrew Forde

Reinforce, Reform or Rupture? The Future of the European Convention on Human Rights

Introduction  If a week is a long time in politics, then two years is an eternity for the Council of Europe. At the Reykjavik summit in May 2023, European leaders across the political spectrum reaffir...

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The European human rights system is coming under sustained political pressure with relentless misinformation and scapegoating. We have established the AGORA Group as a pan-European platform committed to dialogue & inquiry on key issues concerning the ECHR. Please join us! lnkd.in/e3HhescZ

If there isnt meaningful accountability for Israel's genocide in Gaza, serious questions need to be asked of the future of the United Nations and the system of international criminal accountability. The evidence of egregious breaches of international law by Israel continues to mount...

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Israeli military commanders openly speak of not being constrained by legal advice That the role of legal advisers is to defend Israel's actions in Gaza to the outside world using international law They are "rubber stamps", as @michaelsfard.bsky.social put it www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

🚨Over the past week, EJIL: Talk! hosted a 5 article symposium on our new book 'Russia, the Council of Europe & the European Convention on Human Rights - Troubled Membership and its Legacy' (Bristol University Press and Policy Press, 2025) 1/7 @coe.int

Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy

We are delighted that EJIL:Talk! is convening a symposium on our co-authored book published under the above title, by Bristol University Press earlier this year. This opportunity arises at a particula...

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Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy | by Ed Bates, Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and Andrew Forde

Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights: A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy

We are delighted that EJIL:Talk! is convening a symposium on our co-authored book published under the above title, by Bristol University Press earlier this year. This opportunity arises at a particula...

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My interview with @forbes.com on the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine to be established within the framework of the @coe.int Council of Europe has just been published... www.forbes.com/sites/kevinh...

A New Nuremberg-Style Tribunal Awaits Putin’s Arrest, Extradition

Russia’s missile blitzes on Ukraine and threats to blast the Western Allies with nuclear ICBMs can all be punished by a new Nuremberg-style tribunal created in Europe.

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Last January I warned States of the risk of genocide in Gaza. Countless others have issued the same warning. Nothing has been done. Israel has brought about mass starvation, killing indiscriminately, armed by western governments. It must end now.

None of this horror in Gaza was unpredictable. It is effectively and observably state policy of Israel to starve Palestinian children to death.

Utterly reprehensible.

New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion. Piece by DCU's Dr Andrew Forde @drandrewforde.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com. Read more here: launch.dcu.ie/4lyWwSn

But don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin facing a court any time soon.

New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion

But don’t expect to see Vladimir Putin facing a court any time soon.

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My new article in @uk.theconversation.com has just been published: New special tribunal for Ukraine will pave the way for holding Russian leaders to account for the invasion theconversation.com/new-special-...

I look forward to welcoming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the Council of Europe tomorrow. As strikes continue, we are closing the accountability gap — and bringing the crime of aggression under the rule of law. Europe and the world need the Special Tribunal. @coe.int

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Justice for Ukraine will not wait: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Secretary General of the Council of Europe @alain-berset.coe.int will sign an agreement tomorrow in Strasbourg to establish the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression Against #Ukraine. www.coe.int/en/web/porta...

Unambiguous message from Council of Europe Secretary General that the ECHR is the bedrock of Europe's human rights system and the "Letter of Nine" is problematic and misguided.

We desperately need more women in politics, law and international relations. The scourge of small "powerful" men with big egos, no values and thin skins will ultimately be our undoing.