http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20200910-005524-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/why-robert-spano-should-resign-as-president-of-the-ecthr/ Why Robert Spano should resign as President of the ECtHR eng 2020-09-09 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 AKP ECtHR Human Rights Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Robert Spano Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 On 3-5 September 2020, the ECtHR’s new president Robert Spano paid an official visit to Turkey. Spano’s visit is scandalous for multiple reasons and has caused serious damage to the reputation of the ECtHR that warrants his resignation.