Ed Bates is an expert on human rights law with a particular focus on the law of the European Convention Human Right (ECHR). He has co-authored the leading textbook on the latter (‘Harris O'Boyle and Warbrick: Law of the European Convention on Human Rights’ Oxford University Press) and is working on a monograph entitled ‘The European Court of Human Rights’ transformative era (the 2010s): decline, further evolution, and realistic future?’ contracted to Oxford University Press. He is a co-author of a book concerning Russia's exit from the ECHR and Council of Europe (E Bates, K Dzehtsiarou, A Forde: 'Russia, the Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights (1996-2022): A Troubled Membership and Its Legacy', Bristol University Press, 2025).
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