Bill Bowring

Called 1974

Professor of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London

Main Areas of Practice

Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
Russian and Former Soviet Union Law

Professional Memberships

Chair of the International Steering Committee of the European Human Rights Advocacy Centre (EHRAC)
Chairman of the British-Russian Law Association
President of the European Lawyers for Democracy and Human Rights (ELDH)
Executive Committee Member of the Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales
International Secretary of the Haldane Society
Trustee of the Redress Trust
Member of the Council of Liberty
Member of the Human Rights Lawyers Association

Profile

Professor Bill Bowring is well known for his work in the field of human rights. He combines his academic work with practice at the Bar, appearing in the European Court of Human Rights, and advising the Council of Europe, European Union, OSCE, United Nations, on human rights, minority rights and related issues.

He also advises on Russian law, and the law of the countries of the Former Soviet Union.

Selected Cases

Özgür Gündem v Turkey (Application No. 22492/93, 16 March 2000)
Podkolzina v Latvia (Application No. 46726/99, 9 April 2002)
Aktas v Turkey (Application No. 24351/94, 24 April 2003)
Ipek v Turkey (Application No. 25760/94, 17 February 2004)
Isayeva and others v Russia (Application Nos. 57947-9/00, 24 February 2005)
Fadeyeva v Russia (Application No. 55723/00, 9 June 2005)
Khudoyorov v. Russia (Application No. 6847/02, 8 November 2005)
Zdanoka v Latvia (Application No. 58278/00, Chamber 17 June 2004; Grand Chamber 16 March 2006)
Ilyasova v Russia (Application No. 26966/06, 10 June 2010)

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