In the context of the course "Human Rights: Law, Politics, History", Tim Eicke, QC, the British Judge at the European Court of Human Rights, will give a guest lecture on "The European Court of Human Rights: Are There Limits to its Jurisdiction?"

The lecture will take place on Tuesday, 11 May 2021, from 11:15 onwards and will be followed by a Q&A and discussion. While not open to the general public, a limited number of additional participants can be accommodated. If you are interested in joining the Webex session please write to Ms. Kerstin Oelstrom (kerstin.oelstrom@fu-berlin.de).

Judge Eicke was born in Hannover, Germany. After his law studies at the University of Passau and LL.B. studies at the University of Dundee, he has worked as a Barrister in the United Kingdom since 1993. A QC since 2011, he is a Bencher at Licoln's Inn (since 2014) and a Judge of the European Court of Human Rights since 2016. In 2017 he received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Dundee.