The Strasbourg court and Slovakia's empty seat

The European Court of Human Rights struck out 879 individual applications against Russia, citing the judicial resources they would require. Slovakia has had no judge of its own at that court since August 2025, after one of its candidates withdrew his consent.

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Štrasburský súd zastavil 879 sťažností proti Rusku. Slovensko v ňom vyše roka nemá vlastného sudcu

Súd uzavrel 879 posledných sťažností proti Rusku mimo vojny. Vojnových má otvorených okolo 5 700. Slovenská stolička je prázdna od septembra 2025.

3.9.2026

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Slovakia's Judicial Council has elected a third candidate for judge at the European Court of Human Rights and the list is complete.
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe has elected a Slovak judge and the start date is known.
The Court has reopened at least one of the 879 struck-out applications against Russia.
The full decision or the Court's press release has been published, showing how the applications were sorted.
The Court has stated whether the same approach will apply to the war-related applications against Russia it still examines.

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