Luring NGO’s to International Courts: A Comment on CLR v. Romania

Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (ZaöRV/HJIL 75 (2015), 635-669).

iCourts Working Paper Series, No. 288 (2022)

39 Pages Posted: 6 May 2022

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Shai Dothan

University of Copenhagen - iCourts - Centre of Excellence for International Courts

Date Written: May 3, 2022

Abstract

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) can contribute to the success of international courts by bringing important cases to these courts, publicizing their judgments, and monitoring the enforcement of their judgments. However, NGOs serve their own strategic interests, which do not necessarily concur with the goals of international courts. This essay explores the rules of standing and third party intervention in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in light of a recent ECtHR judgment that expanded the ability of NGOs to serve as applicants. The essay suggests changes to the rules for NGOs’ intervention that can maximize the benefit the ECtHR will obtain from interacting with NGOs. Lessons learned from this analysis are then applied to other international courts.

Keywords: European Court of Human Rights, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), Legal Standing

Suggested Citation

Dothan, Shai, Luring NGO’s to International Courts: A Comment on CLR v. Romania (May 3, 2022). Zeitschrift für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht (ZaöRV/HJIL 75 (2015), 635-669). , iCourts Working Paper Series, No. 288 (2022), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4099396

Shai Dothan (Contact Author)

University of Copenhagen - iCourts - Centre of Excellence for International Courts ( email )

Studiestraede 6
Copenhagen, DK-1455
Denmark

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