![]() Illiberalism and human rights are absolutely irreconcilable. ![]() The very essence, the very purpose of the European Convention on Human Rights ( echr, the Convention) system and of the Council of Europe (CoE) itself are to fight what Putin’s regime (and other modern-day dictatorships currently ruling certain -European- states) represents, namely a threat to our shared fundamental values: peace and democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. Suffice it to name here just a few of these reasons: what is currently happening in Ukraine is shockingly revisionist and anachronistic it awakes memories and a collective trauma that Europe has tried so hard to overcome and heal. The detailed elaboration on the reasons for the forceful reaction (arguably amounting to Russia’s excommunication) of the majority of states and of various non-state actors exceeds the limited confines of this note. Nor is this the first time that the autocratic Russian regime unlawfully employs military force on the territory of and against another state. ![]() It is time we openly admit that the Charter system of collective security is largely unsuccessful in terms of effectiveness, representativeness, impartiality, and accountability. This is not the only war or instance of unlawful use of force since the establishment of the UN Charter. We wish to use this medium to join our voice with that of the countless authorities and people who unconditionally condemn in the strongest possible terms this unprovoked, cynical, and wholly illegitimate armed attack that is deprived of any grounds in law, in fact, and in morality. ![]() In issue 2/2020, it was the global pandemic now it is the criminal aggression against Ukraine by the illiberal regime that rules the Russian Federation. This is the second time in the short life of the echr Law Review that unforeseen and calamitous events compel us to (partially, this time) re-write our editorial note. ![]()
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