Clik here to view.
What comes after Democracy?
German Chancellor Merkel and French President Sarkozy are trying hard to reassure investors they can rely on Europe. They announced today their plans to rebuild the European Union. They’ll both meet up...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The domestication of international human rights: An old but current challenge
The European Court of Human Rights is going through hard times at present. UK populist media and several key political figures in the country are leading an elaborated campaign against the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How does an empire turn into a country like any other?
On the occasion of the Diamond Jubilee, today Tristam Hunt asks himself in The Guardian how the age of Queen Elizabeth II will be remembered. The article goes over some of the most important changes...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Basque Country: Looking into the future with the “rights” perspective
Francisco Franco, who ruled Spain with an iron fist for nearly forty years until his death in November 1975, enjoyed visiting the Basque city of San Sebastian every summer. He used to choose the Aiete...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The UK, Spain and Gibraltar: Two bald men fighting over a comb
Witnessing the last collision between the UK and Spain over Gibraltar, three thoughts pop up in my mind. Two bald men fighting over a comb. Borges’ view about the Falklands/Malvinas war turns to be...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The future of the “Parot doctrine” and the one thing that Spain can teach the UK
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights issued today its judgment of the case Del Río Prada v. Spain. By 15 votes to 2, the Court held that Spain has violated Article 7 (no punishment...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What human rights norms do Western European countries promote? #TimeToAct
William Hague and Angelina Jolie are hosting a global summit in London to put an end to sexual violence in conflict (follow #TimeToAct). In June 2013, Madrid hosted the 5th world conference on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Against the criminalisation of foreign fighters with the discourse of terrorism
Last week, interior ministers of the 15 countries sitting at the UN Security Council met to discuss foreign fighters. They did so as part of the follow-up of Resolution 2178 (2014), which defines...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Right to housing in Spain: What have the Romans ever done for us?
Should we say thousands, tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands? I must admit we were not sure how to start the report Evicted Rights: Right to Housing and Mortgage Evictions in Spain, published by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why does the Basque Country seem so quiet about independence nowadays?
This article was published first in Open Democracy. Basque nationalism has never held more institutional power. Together, the Basque moderate nationalist party (PNV) and the pro-independence left...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Open letter from a Eurocitizen living in London: Brits, vote for #Brexit.
This post was published first in Open Democracy. I have lived in England for nearly five years, mostly in London, but for personal reasons I have also become familiar with other parts of the country as...
View ArticleEvicted rights in Spain: no room of one’s own
This article was first published in OpenGlobalRights (Open Democracy) If Virginia Woolf needed a room of her own to write fiction (and much more), Paula needs a place to call home to live her life and...
View ArticleSupreme Court of Spain: UN Treaty Body individual decisions are legally binding
This article was published in EJIL: Talk! The Spanish Supreme Court has established that the views expressed by UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies in individual complaints are binding on the State. The...
View Article
