Christina Eckes
Biographic Data
| ID | 9730353 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina Eckes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina |
| FAMILY NAME | Eckes |
| SIGNATURE | ECKES C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Amsterdam Centre for European Law and Governance University of Amsterdam |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Ecologies of justice in the climate crisis
Climate litigation before the European Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, and national courts reveals the gap between States’ proclaimed climate ambitions and their actual emission reductions. It compels governments to justify inaction and engages them in processes of public reason-giving. This contribution argues that such judicial engagement plays a vital democratic role in Europe’s response to the climate crisis. By est…
“It’s the democracy, stupid!” in defence of KlimaSeniorinnen
Small numbers of litigants asking a small number of unelected judges to impose limits on majoritarian decision-making stands at least prima facie in tension with majoritarianism as a central legitimizing principle of democracy in Europe. In KlimaSeniorinnen , the European Court of Human Rights required the Contracting Parties to quantify a fair share national carbon budget. Several aspects of the ruling demonstrate great deference to the national…
Treaty-Making by Afterthought
This article examines the Joint Instrument relating to the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement (AA). EU free trade agreements (FTAs) are increasingly met with political opposition. Generally, the mantra that free trade benefits all is under pressure. To solve the ratification difficulties that EU trade agreements, the EU Commission has started to deploy a new strategy, which we call treaty-making by afterthought. The EU-Mercosur Joint Instrument is…
EU Accession to the ECHR
After the European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights the EU will become subject to legally binding judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights ( ECtHR ) and participate in statutory bodies of the Council of Europe (Parliamentary Assembly; Committee of Ministers) when they act under the Convention. Convention rights and their interpretation by the ECtHR will be directly enforceable against the EU institution…
EU Accession to the ECHR
After the European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights the EU will become subject to legally binding judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights ( ECtHR ) and participate in statutory bodies of the Council of Europe (Parliamentary Assembly; Committee of Ministers) when they act under the Convention. Convention rights and their interpretation by the ECtHR will be directly enforceable against the EU institution…
EU Accession to the ECHR
After the European Union's accession to the European Convention on Human Rights the EU will become subject to legally binding judicial decisions of the European Court of Human Rights ( ECtHR ) and participate in statutory bodies of the Council of Europe (Parliamentary Assembly; Committee of Ministers) when they act under the Convention. Convention rights and their interpretation by the ECtHR will be directly enforceable against the EU institution…
Treaty-Making by Afterthought
This article examines the Joint Instrument relating to the EU-Mercosur Association Agreement (AA). EU free trade agreements (FTAs) are increasingly met with political opposition. Generally, the mantra that free trade benefits all is under pressure. To solve the ratification difficulties that EU trade agreements, the EU Commission has started to deploy a new strategy, which we call treaty-making by afterthought. The EU-Mercosur Joint Instrument is…
“It’s the democracy, stupid!” in defence of KlimaSeniorinnen
Small numbers of litigants asking a small number of unelected judges to impose limits on majoritarian decision-making stands at least prima facie in tension with majoritarianism as a central legitimizing principle of democracy in Europe. In KlimaSeniorinnen , the European Court of Human Rights required the Contracting Parties to quantify a fair share national carbon budget. Several aspects of the ruling demonstrate great deference to the national…
Ecologies of justice in the climate crisis
Climate litigation before the European Court of Human Rights, the International Court of Justice, and national courts reveals the gap between States’ proclaimed climate ambitions and their actual emission reductions. It compels governments to justify inaction and engages them in processes of public reason-giving. This contribution argues that such judicial engagement plays a vital democratic role in Europe’s response to the climate crisis. By est…
European union (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Democracy (2 works) · Environmental law and policy (2 works) · Human rights (2 works) · International trade (2 works) · Accession (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Business (1 work)