On 26 February 2024, the Academy for European Human Rights Protection, University of Cologne and Essex Law School, University of Essex jointly organised and funded a workshop titled “Writing and Publishing in the Law of the ECHR: A Workshop for Early Career Researchers”. As Early Career Researchers (broadly understood) play (or should play) a crucial role in researching on the Convention system and participating in discussions on its future development, our main purpose was to initiate a conversation and exchange ideas around issues related to writing and publishing in the Law of the ECHR. The panels covered topics as “How to Write Articles in the Law of the ECHR?”, Different Methodologies in the Law of the ECHR, “What kind of Articles are Editors Interested in?” and “How to Bring Legal Research to the Attention of the European Court of Human Rights?”.

The workshop was successful and positive feedback has been received by on campus and online participants. The presentations were delivered by more experienced researchers and practitioners working at the European Court of Human Rights. The panels were followed by a hands-on roundtable session where participants and speakers discussed current projects and developing ideas in small groups.

The organising committee, Prof Angelika Nußberger, Dr Nikos Vogiatzis, Reza Khabook and Frederic Kupsch would like to thank all the engaged speakers and participants for their active contribution to the success of the workshop. The team is currently preparing a blog post which will provide a fuller exposition of some of the issues covered on the day. We hope to continue this collaboration and organise a further workshop in 2025.