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New convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law

On 3 and 4 April 2023, the Council of Europe’s Committee of experts on the protection of the environment through Criminal Law held its first meeting in Strasbourg. Since 1977, the Council of Europe has recognised the “contribution of criminal law to the protection of the environment” and is now drafting a new global Convention on the […]

Extraterritorial obligations in the European human rights system

Extraterritorial obligations in the European human rights system

February 14, 2023

The conduct of state authorities may affect the human rights of individuals located outside their territory. In Europe the scope of extraterritorial obligations is closely tied to the jurisdiction clause in the European Convention on Human Rights. States will be internationally responsible for not only human rights violations attributed to them within their own territory, […]