Speaking to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday 31 October, France's President Emmanuel Macron targeted the Council of Europe member states that "do not respect the terms of the European Convention on Human Rights and push aside its legitimacy" – "Turkey and Russia, to mention just two countries, but they are not alone".
"This risk is at work", he continued, during a very long speech, "because we are seeing the return with a vengeance of a fascination for illiberal...