Cost of Expulsion, Dissent and Human Rights in Russia

What is it about?

The European Court of Human Rights mattered for Russian dissenters and human rights advocates despite Russia's mixed record of compliance. This paper examines the cost of Russia's expulsion from the Council of Europe and raises questions about how human rights institutions should balance institutional legitimacy and condemnation of states with responsibility to the people living within them.

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Why is it important?

Drawing on a growing body of literature which highlights the importance of international law beyond compliance, this paper advances the discussion of the responsibilities human rights institutions owe to people living in authoritarian states.