The President of the European Court of Human Rights, Síofra O’Leary, presented the Court’s 2022 review at a press conference on Thursday 26 January, prefacing it with the “extremely serious events for Europe” that have marked the past year.
“The invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s expulsion from the Council of Europe and the cessation of its status as a High Contracting Party to the Convention, have had considerable legal repercussions for the Court”, the President said.
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