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).

Lətif Hüseynov has been serving as a judge at the European Court of Human Rights since 2017. He graduated from Kyiv State University in 1986 and holds a Doctor of Law degree. He was a member of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture (2004–2015), serving as its President from 2011 to 2015, and has been part of the Council of Europe's Venice Commission since 2003. He previously chaired the Legal Policies Department of Azerbaijan's parliament and has taught law at Baku State University and ADA University.

Isabella Risini is a Professor at Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola. Her 2017 book “The Inter-State Application under the European Convention on Human Rights -Between Collective Enforcement of Human Rights and International Dispute Settlement” set her up for further pieces on inter-State proceedings. Until recently, she was a senior editor at Verfassungsblog responsible for symposia. For the years 2024 and 2025, she is reporting on cases before the ECtHR delivered against States other than Germany for the German Federal Ministry of Justice.

Isabelle Niedlispacher is the Agent to the European Court of Human Rights for the Government of Belgium.

Jenny Sandvig specialises in litigation and dispute resolution. Jenny was Policy Director for the Norwegian National Institution for Human Rights (NHRI). As part of the NHRI’s management, Jenny was responsible for their work on climate and environmental rights.

Jenny has authored Karnov’s commentary on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). She is a co-author on «Klimarett» (Climate law), edited by Prof. Hans Chr. Bugge. Jenny has also co-written several articles published internationally, on the rule of law and climate rights.

Abel Campos studied Law, Economics, and Legal Sciences at the University of Coimbra. He practiced as a lawyer from 1989 to 1991 before joining the former European Commission of Human Rights as a legal officer (1991–1998). Since 1998, Campos has held various roles at the European Court of Human Rights, including Head of Division, Deputy Section Registrar, Section Registrar, and since December 2020, Deputy Registrar. He also served as Secretary to the Human Rights meetings at the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers from 2012 to 2014.

Ioulietta Bisiouli joined EIN in her quality as EIN Director as of 7th August 2023. Ioulietta is an attorney-at-law and a member of the Athens Bar Association. Ioulietta has extensive working experience in the human rights field, having previously worked at: the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI);  the Council of Europe Department for the Execution of Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights; the Registry of the European Court of Human Rights; the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representation to the European Institutions in Strasbourg; and the Amnesty International  European Institutions Office as the Executive Officer for the Council of Europe (ad interim).

Marius Emberland is as from 2023 professor of constitutional and public international law at BI Norwegian Business School's Department of Law and Governance. He was the Norwegian government's Agent before the Court from 2012 to 2022 (and co-agent before that). Prior to joining the BI faculty, he was chief analyst 2022-2023 at the Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security, where he inter alia wrote a report on intra-governmental coordination of international human rights matters within the Norwegian government; and he has worked as senior legal adviser at the Department of Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as acting high court judge at Borgarting High Court. He is currently chairing an independent committee, set up by the Norwegian government, tasked to evaluate whether the 2020 Norwegian Foreign Intelligence Service Act.

Vassilis joined the University of Liverpool School of Law and Social Justice in 2016.

An expert in public international law and human rights protection, Vassilis has published extensively on international law theory, human rights law, and their intersection, especially regarding the European Convention on Human Rights. He is qualified with the Athens Bar Association and serves as Vice-Chairperson of the UN Human Rights Council Advisory Committee, as well as a member of the Council of Europe’s CPT. He advises private entities on international law, has appeared before courts, and provides training to government officials. Vassilis is also Co-Editor-in-Chief of The European Convention on Human Rights Law Review.