Why rewrite the judgments?

Europe’s top human rights court hears cases shaped by multiple forms of oppression — racism, sexism, migration, and poverty — but its judgments rarely reflect how these forces intersect. In this first episode, human rights lawyer Nani Jansen Reventlow introduces “Intersectionality and Human Rights: Reimagining European Court of Human Rights Judgments”, a book in which activists, practitioners, and academics revisit recent European Court of Human Rights cases through an intersectional lens.Tracing the roots of Black feminist thought, the episode explores how European legal systems still struggle to address overlapping forms of discrimination. Through reflections from the book’s contributors, it examines what could be done differently.Episode speakers: Adam Weiss, Lyn Tjon Soei  Len, and Nicolette Busuttil.Edited and scored by Peter Coccoma.Artwork by Tamara-Jade Kaz.Scriptwriting and editorial support: Bianca Ferrari.Produced by Systemic Justice. Learn more: https://intersectionalrewrites.org/