The origins of this book are in the symposium ‘(How) Should the European Court
of Human Rights Resolve Conflicts between Human Rights?’, organized by the
Human Rights Centre of Ghent University on 16 October 2014. We are particularly
grateful—apart from to the speakers (most of whom have generously contributed
to this book)—to the (former) judges of the European Court of Human Rights
who kindly agreed to act as commentators at the symposium: Dean Spielmann,
Lech Garlicki, Paul Lemmens, Françoise Tulkens, and Ineta Ziemele. Their feedback
on draft papers presented at the symposium, shedding both practical and
theoretical insight on arguments made, were invaluable in shaping the contours of
the book and contents of its chapters. We also wish to extend our profound thanks
to Martine Dewulf, who provided excellent (as always) support in the organization
of the symposium; and who (also as always) was almost more excited than us about
the event.