In a long-awaited Grand Chamber judgment delivered on Tuesday 17 January, the European Court of Human Rights upheld Russia’s conviction for failing to offer legal recognition to same-sex couples, which is considered a violation of the right to private and family life (Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights).
This judgment has the peculiarity that it concerns Russia, which was excluded from the Council of Europe in March 2022, one month after its invasion of Ukraine and,...