[Lecture by Jolien Schukking] A House of Stories: 75 Years of Protecting Human Rights Through the European Convention on Human Rights

Thursday 14 November 2025 will mark the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights. On this occasion, the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) of Utrecht University will host its annual Peter Baehr Lecture, which will be delivered by Judge Jolien Schukking. The lecture, titled “A House of Stories: 75 years of protecting human rights through the European Convention on Human Rights”, will address the ECHR's role in safeguarding human rights, and outline the challenges it faces today. Judge Schukking, whose distinguished nine-year term at the European Court of Human Rights in respect of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is nearing its conclusion, will look back at how the ECHR has protected human rights in those past years and identify current challenges, drawing from her extensive experience at the Court.

The lecture will be preceded by a symposium, in collaboration with the College voor de Rechten van de Mens, the Montaigne Centre for Rule of Law and Administration of Justice, and the Netherlands Network for Human Rights Research.

More information is available here.

Details

• Date: Thursday 14 November 2025
• Time: 14:15-30:00 (Symposium), 16:00-18:00 (Lecture & Drinks)
• Location: Utrecht

Registration

Please register here.