Overcoming Soviet Legacy: Non-enforcement of the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights by the Russian Judiciary

Authors

• Yulia Dernovsky, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Abstract

The note examines the challenges Russia faces in its interactions with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), highlighting the surge in complaints against Russia and the country's increasing resistance to the ECtHR's rulings. It explores the ECtHR's evolving role in interpreting the European Convention on Human Rights as a living instrument and the tensions arising from Russia's domestic legal framework and political hostility toward the Court. The analysis underscores the need for both internal reforms in Russia and external adjustments to the ECtHR's procedures to address the growing caseload and ensure compliance with human rights standards.

Disciplines

Comparative and Foreign Law | Courts | Human Rights Law | International Law | Law

Recommended Citation

Yulia Dernovsky, Overcoming Soviet Legacy: Non-enforcement of the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights by the Russian Judiciary, 17 Cardozo J. Int'l & Comp. L. 471 (2009).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjicl/vol17/iss3/6