Russia and the European Convention (or Court) of Human Rights: The End?
Journal: Revue québécoise de droit international
Year: 2021

Russia has been a member of the Council of Europe (CoE) for 25 years, and of the European Convention on Human Rights ( ECHR ) for 22 years, which is in itself a remarkable achievement on both sides. This article asks the questions: how has this been this possible? And is the close and mostly positive relationship between Russia and the Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) about to come to an end? In order to answer these questions, I first provide an overview of the U