Andrew Forde

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 set to hold EU Presidency - what should we expect? | Newstalk With Ireland assuming the rotating Presidency of the EU Council from July, what are some things w...

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...

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 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

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...

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Are Human Rights THREATENED in EUROPE? YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

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

Can EUROPEAN Human Rights SURVIVE? YouTube video by Prof James Ker-Lindsay

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

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youtu.be/Z6MaOMzJ-e8?...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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

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...

Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights - A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy; In 2022, Russia became the first country to be expelled from the Council of Europe due...

We hope you've enjoyed reading, and we welcome any and all feedback.

📚The book is available in lots of different formats here : bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/russia-the-c...

#ECHR #CoE

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Reflection on reviewers’ comments (Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights) In this reflection piece, we will offer a few brief observations on the blog posts authored by Alice Donald, Kirill Koroteev and Nils Muižnieks, to whom we are most grateful. The three contributions a...

5) The final post allowed Kanstantsin, Ed and I to reflect and respond to *some* points raised, though there is an awful lot more to be said: www.ejiltalk.org/reflection-o...

We are so grateful to EJIL: Talk!, especially Marko Milanovic and Mary Guest for the fantastic opportunity.

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The Council of Europe and Russia Relationship: A view from Russian Civil Society After the Interstellar movie came out a meme started circulating among Russian human rights lawyers. Depicting protagonists on a faraway planet the picture had a caption saying, “One hour on this plan...

4) The fourth post offers the perspective of a Russian civil society activist-lawyer Kirill Koroteev: www.ejiltalk.org/the-council-...

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Russia and the Council of Europe: The troubled membership from the perspective of a Commissioner for Human Rights The volume Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights should be essential reading for a number of different audiences.  It is very useful to have a detailed documentatio...

3) The third post gave the unique and insightful perspective of a former Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner Nils Muiznieks:
www.ejiltalk.org/russia-and-t...

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Dousing the fire in the democratic forest: Lessons for the Council of Europe from Russia Could the Council of Europe (CoE) have done more to confront the belligerence, backsliding and bad faith that culminated in Russia’s expulsion? Judge Pavli’s remarkable separate opinion in the case of...

2) The second post provided fantastic insights and analysis by Prof Alice Donald, (Middlesex University): www.ejiltalk.org/dousing-the-...

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1) The first post by Ed Bates, Kanstantsin Dzehtsiarou and myself provides an overview of the book: www.ejiltalk.org/russia-the-c...

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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...

🚨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)

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@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...

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

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.

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...

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.