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http://dx.doi.org/10.59704/dbe657140e871101 https://verfassungsblog.de/tampering-with-the-ecthr/ Tampering with the ECtHR - Holding States Accountable for Contempt of Court llieva, Margarita S. eng 2025-12-24 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 ECHR ECtHR EU contempt EU Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On Human Rights Day, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe convened an informal ministerial conference. The reason was that the ECtHR has come under pressure from its member states. Given the ongoing interference with the Court, I propose that the latter should define and apply contempt measures to sanction member states intruding on its independence and impartiality. States that publicly put political pressure on the Court, try to influence its judgments outside of proceedings, misrepresent its case law and role, or disrespect its authority, should face accountability under the ECHR.