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Contentsp3p4p5p7p8p9Interview with Judge OleksandrVolkovHassan v the UKContinuing repression of Azerbaijanihuman rights defendersArmenia, amnesties andinternational crimesBusiness and human rights inRussiaViolence against women in Georgiap10 The Voice of Beslanp12 Judgments in recent human rightscasesp16 Information about EHRACWelcome to the Summer2015 edition of the EHRACBulletinThe European Court of Human Rights recently held a hearing ina case from Russia relating to the terrible events at Beslan SchoolNo.1 more than 10 years ago, in which hundreds of people werekilled. In this edition of the EHRAC Bulletin, Ella Kesayeva, of theVoice of Beslan, discusses the case and the potential consequencesof the Court’s judgment, which is still awaited. Also on Russia, EkaterinaAristova analyses the relevance of international standardsregulating business and human rights.Eliso Amirejibi and Salome Chagelishvili, of the Anti-ViolenceNetwork Georgia, consider what needs to be done to challengerising levels of domestic violence against women in Georgia. OnAzerbaijan, Ramute Remezaite (EHRAC) provides an update on thecontinuing, serious repression of human rights defenders. OleksandrVolkov is interviewed following his reinstatement earlier thisyear as a Supreme Court judge in Ukraine, as was required by theEuropean Court in its 2013 judgment.Finally, two articles address jurisprudential developments in Strasbourg:Giulia Pecorella discusses the European Court’s case-lawon amnesties (in the light of Armenia’s failure to date to ratify theRome Statute of the International Criminal Court) and Dario RossiD’Ambrosio considers the implications of the 2014 grand chamberjudgment in Hassan v United Kingdom for the protection of the rightto liberty in international armed conflicts.Philip Leach, Director, EHRACCover image: From the Voice of Beslan, following the Beslan School Siege, Ella Kesaeva2 EHRAC BULLETIN | SUMMER 2015