Head of project: Johanna Bücker
Article 15 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) authorizes Member States to suspend human rights in time of war or other public emergencies. This derogation provision has been used several times, its invocation and use differing widely over time. Since 2015, for example, derogations have been invoked in response to terrorism, military aggression, an attempted coup d’état, a global pandemic, an energy shortage, and a natural disaster.